Versailles, Missouri
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Versailles, Missouri

Versailles (/vɜːrˈslz/ vur-SAYLZ) is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,539 at the 2020 census.

A post office called Versailles, after the royal palace in France, has been in operation since 1835. Versailles was not platted until 1854.

The Martin Hotel, built in 1853, had such guests as the showman P. T. Barnum and outlaw robber Jesse James. Since the late 20th century, it has been operated as a museum. Both it and the Morgan County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse was designed in a French style.

As of the 2020 census, Versailles had a population of 2,539. The median age was 40.0 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.8 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,055 households in Versailles, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.2% were married-couple households, 22.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,214 housing units, of which 13.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.2%.

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,482 people, 1,034 households, and 590 families living in the city. The population density was 1,065.2 inhabitants per square mile (411.3/km2). There were 1,201 housing units at an average density of 515.5 per square mile (199.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.4% White, 2.8% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.

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