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|official_name            = Rutledge, Missouri
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'''Rutledge''' is a village in [[Scotland County, Missouri|Scotland County]], [[Missouri]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 86.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=redistricting&g=1600000US2963776&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1&hidePreview=true|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>

The surrounding area is also the home to three [[intentional communities]]: [[Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage]], a growing [[ecovillage]] on {{convert|280|acre|km2}} of rolling land, Sandhill Farm in unincorporated [[Sand Hill, Missouri]], and Red Earth Farms.

A post office called Rutledge has been in operation since 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Scotland | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 23, 2016}}</ref> The community has the name of one Mr. Rutledge, a land agent.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scotland.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070408/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scotland.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live | title=Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 23, 2016 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.13|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]]|accessdate=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=February 20, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 292
|1910= 418
|1920= 283
|1930= 260
|1940= 249
|1950= 217
|1960= 158
|1970= 139
|1980= 128
|1990= 74
|2000= 103
|2010= 109
|2020= 86
|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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 109 people, 38 households, and 23 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|838.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 69 housing units at an average density of {{convert|530.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 38 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.83.

The median age in the village was 33.5 years. 35.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 17.4% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.0% male and 55.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 103 people, 41 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|797.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 72 housing units at an average density of {{convert|557.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 41 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,063, and the median income for a family was $17,500. Males had a median income of $11,667 versus $17,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,545. There were 25.0% of families and 43.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 93.8% of under eighteens and 13.6% of those over 64.

==Transportation==
[[Amtrak]]’s ''[[Southwest Chief]]'', which operates between [[Los Angeles]] and [[Chicago]], passes through the town on [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] tracks, but makes no stop. The [[La Plata station|nearest station]] is located in [[La Plata, Missouri|La Plata]], {{convert|43|mi}} to the southwest.

==Education==
It is in the [[Scotland County R-I School District]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29199_scotland/DC20SD_C29199.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scotland County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=2025-06-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29199_scotland/DC20SD_C29199_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* http://www.rutledge-fleamarket.com
* [http://dancingrabbit.org/ Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage]
* [http://redearthfarms.org/ Red Earth Farms]
* [http://www.sandhillfarm.org/ Sandhill Farm]
*[http://postcarbonfuture.org/ The Rhythm of Rutledge - a documentary film]
* Historic maps of Rutledge in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138953 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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[[Category:Villages in Scotland County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Villages in Missouri]]