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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = La Russell, Missouri
| settlement_type = City
| nickname =
| motto = Viva La Russell
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| image_skyline = La Russell Water Pump.jpg
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| image_caption = Main Street, La Russell, Missouri, as seen from the ''La Russell Water Pump'' (circa 1904).
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| map_caption = Location of La Russell, Missouri
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jasper County, Missouri|Jasper]]
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| area_total_km2 = 0.87
| area_land_km2 = 0.87
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.34
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.34
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
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| population_density_km2 = 154.26
| population_density_sq_mi = 400.00
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| elevation_ft = 1079
| coordinates = {{coord|37|08|25|N|94|03|40|W|region:US-MO|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis/>
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 64848<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/64848|title=La Russell MO ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>
|area_code = [[Area code 417|417]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 29-40790<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''La Russell''' is a city in [[Jasper County, Missouri|Jasper County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was
==Geography==
La Russell is located in the valley of the [[Spring River (Missouri)|Spring River]], adjacent to the Jasper-[[Lawrence County, Missouri|Lawrence]] county line. [[Bowers Mill, Missouri|Bowers Mill]] lies just to the northeast on the river. The [[Missouri-Pacific Railroad]] line lies along the river just to the north of the town.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 50-51, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all
==History==
[[File:Russell Harding.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Russell Harding, 1900 CE. He succeeded W.B. Doddridge as General Manager of the Missouri Pacific Railway at the end of the 19th century. Russell Harding was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1856, and began his railroad career in 1870. La Russell, Missouri, was named in his honor in 1903.]]
The village of La Russell, Missouri was platted and laid out for public use August 18, 1903. ''La Russell'' was named in honor of ''Russell Harding'', vice president and general manager of the Missouri-Pacific Railroad at that time and of importance to the
This had been the hunting grounds of the [[Osage Indians]]
[[File:Spring River, La Russell Mo.JPG|thumb|[[Spring River (Missouri)|''Spring River'']] from State Highway U in La Russell]]
Although La Russell itself was founded in 1903 because of the railroad, early settlers at this location were among the first in the county dating back to the 1830s. The first public school in [[Jasper County, Missouri|Jasper County]] was established near the future site of La Russell in 1838.
The city of La Russell
[[File:La Russell Pump Christmas.jpg|thumb|
The '''La Russell Water Pump''' (''circa'' 1904), conspicuously located in the middle of the road on Main Street, is a local
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 261
|1920= 173
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|2000= 138
|2010= 114
|2020= 134
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="
There were 42 households, of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06.
The median age in the city was 43 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.5% male and 46.5% female.
===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 138 people, 51 households, and 39 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|405.2
There were 51 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $21,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $12,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,451. There were 27.0% of families and 26.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.0% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.
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