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{{For|the community in Ray County|Albany, Ray County, Missouri}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Albany, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[County Seat]]

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| image_caption            = Gentry County Courthouse
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Gentry County, Missouri|Gentry]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Missouri|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Athens Township, Gentry County, Missouri|Athens]]
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| established_date         = 1845<ref>{{cite web |title=The Missouri Roster 2007–2008 |url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/publications/municipalities07.pdf |publisher=Missouri Office of the Secretary of State |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414160746/https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/publications/municipalities07.pdf |archive-date=2023-04-14 |pages=156–179 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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| population_total         = 1679
| population_density_km2   = 265.41
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| postal_code              = 64402
| area_code                = [[Area code 660|660]]
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'''Albany''' is a city in and the county seat of [[Gentry County, Missouri]], United States. It is also the largest city in Gentry County, with a population of 1,679 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2900514|access-date=2021-12-20|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:RigneyTheatreAlbanyMo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Rigney Theatre in Albany]]
Albany was originally called Athens, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1845.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_gentry.html |title=Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=2 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070436/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_gentry.html |archive-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disappearing Missouri Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=March 19, 1911|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 15, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> The present name is a transfer from [[Albany, New York]], the native home of a local judge.<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/n66 169]}}</ref> A post office called Albany has been in operation since 1857.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Gentry | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref>

The [[Carnegie Library of Albany (Albany, Missouri)|Albany Carnegie Public Library]], [[Gentry County Courthouse]], and [[Samuel and Pauline Peery House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Albany is located at the intersection of [[US Route 136]] and [[Missouri Route 85]].  [[Stanberry, Missouri|Stanberry]] is eleven miles to the west and [[Bethany, Missouri|Bethany]] is about 14 miles to the east in [[Harrison County, Missouri|Harrison County]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

Two creeks surround the town, with [[Weldon Branch]] passing westward north of the town, and [[Town Branch (East Fork Grand River tributary)|Town Branch]] crossing westerly across the southern reaches of Albany before its confluence with the East Fork Grand River. The East Fork of the Grand River flows southerly to the west of Albany and joins the [[Grand River (Missouri)|Grand River]] three miles south of the city.

=== Climate ===
Situated in a transitional climate area, Albany has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'') with hot, humid summers and cold winters.
{{Weather box
|location = Albany, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|collapsed = yes
| Jan record high F = 68
| Feb record high F = 78
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 93
| May record high F = 101
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 106
| Sep record high F = 104
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 80
| Dec record high F = 71
| year record high F = 109
| Jan high F = 34.7
| Feb high F = 40.0
| Mar high F = 52.5
| Apr high F = 63.4
| May high F = 74.0
| Jun high F = 83.8
| Jul high F = 88.1
| Aug high F = 87.0
| Sep high F = 79.4
| Oct high F = 67.0
| Nov high F = 52.1
| Dec high F = 39.3
| year high F = 63.4
| Jan mean F = 24.5
| Feb mean F = 29.3
| Mar mean F = 40.9
| Apr mean F = 51.5
| May mean F = 62.9
| Jun mean F = 73.0
| Jul mean F = 77.4
| Aug mean F = 75.4
| Sep mean F = 67.1
| Oct mean F = 54.6
| Nov mean F = 40.9
| Dec mean F = 29.7
| year mean F = 52.3
| Jan low F = 14.4
| Feb low F = 18.7
| Mar low F = 29.3
| Apr low F = 39.6
| May low F = 51.8
| Jun low F = 62.1
| Jul low F = 66.6
| Aug low F = 63.8
| Sep low F = 54.8
| Oct low F = 42.2
| Nov low F = 29.8
| Dec low F = 20.2
| year low F = 41.1
| Jan record low F = −27
| Feb record low F = −21
| Mar record low F = −23
| Apr record low F = 10
| May record low F = 27
| Jun record low F = 35
| Jul record low F = 43
| Aug record low F = 37
| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 13
| Nov record low F = −9
| Dec record low F = −21
| year record low F = −27
| precipitation colour= green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.07
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.15
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.10
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.64
| May precipitation inch = 5.68
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.71
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.06
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.95
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.07
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.72
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.83
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.50
| year precipitation inch = 37.48
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 5.8
| Feb precipitation days = 5.5
| Mar precipitation days = 7.6
| Apr precipitation days = 10.0
| May precipitation days = 12.0
| Jun precipitation days = 9.9
| Jul precipitation days = 8.3
| Aug precipitation days = 8.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.3
| Oct precipitation days = 8.6
| Nov precipitation days = 4.9
| Dec precipitation days = 5.5
| year precipitation days = 93.6
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=eax
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00230051&format=pdf
| title = Station: Albany, MO
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 476
|1870= 607
|1880= 979
|1890= 1334
|1900= 2025
|1910= 1922
|1920= 2016
|1930= 1858
|1940= 2010
|1950= 1850
|1960= 1662
|1970= 1804
|1980= 2152
|1990= 1958
|2000= 1937
|2010= 1730
|2020= 1679
|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 1,730 people, 753 households, and 446 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|709.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 880 housing units at an average density of {{convert|360.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 753 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 44.1 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,937 people, 858 households, and 515 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|790.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 948 housing units at an average density of {{convert|386.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 858 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,912, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $24,321 versus $21,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,552. About 9.8% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Image:AlbanyMoLibrary2025.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Albany Library]]
The Albany R-III School District operates the Virginia E. George Elementary School, as well as Albany Middle School & High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.albany.k12.mo.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Albany R-III Schools | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

The town has a lending library, the [[Carnegie Library of Albany (Albany, Missouri)|Carnegie Library of Albany]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Albany in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138693 Sanborn Maps Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Albany (Missouri) |year=1905 |short=x}}
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Albany (Missouri)  |year=1920 |short=x}}

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