Waverly, Missouri

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Waverly, Missouri |settlement_type = [[City]] |nickname = |motto =

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|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 801 |coordinates = {{coord|39|12|26|N|93|31|07|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 64096 |area_code = [[Area code 660|660]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 29-77866<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2397227<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397227}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Waverly''' is a city in [[Lafayette County, Missouri|Lafayette County]], [[Missouri]], and part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] within the United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Waverly had a population of 784.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A77866&in=state%3A29|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

Waverly is the location of Baltimore Bend Winery, one of the many small wineries established in the state since the 1960s. The [[Waverly Bridge (Missouri)|Waverly Bridge]] over the [[Missouri River]] is located near here. It is also home to General [[Jo Shelby]], a hemp farmer who joined the Confederate cause in 1861.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} ==History== Waverly was founded in the 1840s.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n81 184]}}</ref> The community was named after [[Waverly, Illinois]], the native home of an early settler.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070827/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref> A post office called Waverly has been in operation since 1854.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lafayette | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref>

The [[Napoleon Buck House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 887 |1880= 930 |1890= 826 |1900= 722 |1910= 777 |1920= 810 |1930= 941 |1940= 876 |1950= 809 |1960= 837 |1970= 827 |1980= 941 |1990= 837 |2000= 806 |2010= 849 |2020= 784 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}

===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 849 people, 317 households, and 215 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|673.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|287.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.1% of the population.

There were 317 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.2% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 40.6 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 806 people, 314 households, and 204 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|806.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 369 housing units at an average density of {{convert|369.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 314 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,806, and the median income for a family was $43,654. Males had a median income of $30,729 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,066. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education== It is in the [[Santa Fe R-X School District]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29107_lafayette/DC20SD_C29107.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lafayette County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=2025-06-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29107_lafayette/DC20SD_C29107_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The district operates one school in Waverly: Santa Fe Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.santafechiefs.k12.mo.us/o/santa-fe-elementary-school|title=Home|publisher=Santa Fe Elementary School|access-date=2025-06-15|quote=703 W. Walnut Waverly, MO 64096}}</ref>

Waverly has a [[public library]], a branch of the Trails Regional Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://trailslibrary.org/locations | title=Locations | publisher=Trails Regional Library | access-date=25 March 2018 | archive-date=March 25, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232917/http://trailslibrary.org/locations | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Metropolitan Community College (Missouri)|Metropolitan Community College]] has the Santa Fe school district area in its service area, but not its in-district taxation area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mcckc.edu/maps/docs/MCC_Service_Area_District_Map.pdf|title=MCC SERVICE AREAS|publisher=[[Metropolitan Community College (Missouri)|Metropolitan Community College]]|access-date=2025-06-15}}</ref>

==References== <references />

==External links== * Historic maps of Waverly in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A139006 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

[[Category:Cities in Lafayette County, Missouri]] [[Category:Missouri populated places on the Missouri River]] [[Category:Cities in Missouri]]