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The city lies on the flat lowlands of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It has a total land area of 0.56 square miles, and an average elevation of 276 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
The city lies on the flat lowlands of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It has a total land area of 0.56 square miles, and an average elevation of 276 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Risco had a total of 346 inhabitants, grouped into 149 households, with a population density of 617.9 people per square mile. This figure represented a significant decrease from the 2000 census, when Risco had a population of 392. 96.53% of the inhabitants were White, 1.16% were African-American, and 2.31% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 0.58% of the population.
The median age in Risco was 41.7 years, with 21.4% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 6.0% between 18 and 24 years old, 25.4% between 25 and 44, 26.8% between 45 and 64, and 20.2% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 49.7% male, 50.3% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Risco was $40,455, and the median family income was $54,500. The unemployment rate was 5.3%. The per capita income was $22,083. About 19.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 25.3% of people under the age of 18 and 27.7% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Education==
Risco and the surrounding area are served by the Risco R-II School District, a PK-12 public school established in 1915. It currently has an enrollment of about 160 students. The school mascot is the Tigers, and its colors are black and gold.<ref>http://www.risco.k12.mo.us/</ref>
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