Unity Village is a village in
Jackson County,
Missouri
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, United States, bordering
Kansas City
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and
Lee's Summit
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. Its population was 99 at the
2010 census. It is the world headquarters of
Unity Church
Unity, known informally as Unity Church, is an organization founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889. It grew out of Transcendentalism and became part of the New Thought movement. Unity is known for its ''Daily Word'' devotional public ...
, which has over 2 million followers. The Unity Tower was designed by the
Kansas City
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firm
Boillot & Lauck and built in 1929 to store water.
Unity Village is part of the
Kansas City metropolitan area
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
.
Geography
Unity Village is 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of downtown
Kansas City
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,
at (38.946283, -94.399311).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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An economy is an area of th ...
, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Tornado
On July 1, 2015, a
tornado
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, alt ...
ripped roofs in Unity village to shreds, despite lasting only a few seconds.
Demographics
2010 census
At the
2010 census there were 99 people, 65 households, and 11 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 73 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makup of the village was 85.9% White, 7.1% African American, 2.0% Asian, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1%.
Of the 65 households 7.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.2% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 83.1% were non-families. 73.8% of households were one person and 16.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.32 and the average family size was 2.36.
The median age in the village was 52.5 years. 6.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.2% were from 25 to 44; 55.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 34.3% male and 65.7% female.
2000 census
At the
2000 census there were 140 people, 81 households, and 19 families living in the village. The population density was 73.6 people per square mile (28.4/km). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 43.1 per square mile (16.7/km). The
racial makup of the village was 94.29% White, 2.86% African American, 0.71% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.71%.
Of the 81 households 2.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 18.5% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 76.5% were non-families. 71.6% of households were one person and 21.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.35 and the average family size was 2.21.
The age distribution was 2.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 42.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% 65 or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 62.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.1 males.
The median household income was $29,583 and the median family income was $87,667. Males had a median income of $41,765 versus $30,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,836. There were none of the families and 11.9% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
References
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Villages in Jackson County, Missouri
Unity Church
Villages in Missouri