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==Geography==
==Geography==
Fredericktown is located in north-central Madison County, along and just east of U.S. Route 67 at its intersection with Missouri State Highway 72, which skirts the town on the north. It is the largest community along U.S. 67 between Farmington (to the north) and [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri|Poplar Bluff]] (to the south).
Fredericktown is located in north-central Madison County, along and just east of U.S. Route 67 at its intersection with Missouri State Highway 72, which skirts the town on the north. It is the largest community along U.S. 67 between Farmington (to the north) and [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri|Poplar Bluff]] (to the south). Its exact coordinates are 37°33’34”N 90°17’40”W.
The city has a total area of 4.50 square miles, including 4.33 of land and 0.17 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> Like the rest of the county, Fredericktown lies within the St. Francois Mountains, though it is on relatively flat terrain between Saline Creek, which flows east to west just north of downtown, and the Little St. Francois, which the Saline flows into a short distance to the west. Its average elevation is 741 feet. The city is surrounded on the east, west, and south by a portion of the Mark Twain National Forest.
The city has a total area of 4.50 square miles, including 4.33 of land and 0.17 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> Like the rest of the county, Fredericktown lies within the St. Francois Mountains, though it is on relatively flat terrain between Saline Creek, which flows east to west just north of downtown, and the Little St. Francois, which the Saline flows into a short distance to the west. Its average elevation is 741 feet. The city is surrounded on the east, west, and south by a portion of the Mark Twain National Forest.
Fredericktown is directly adjoined by two small villages. These are Cobalt to the south, with a population of 226 at the 2010 census, and Junction City to the north (population 327).
Fredericktown is directly adjoined by two small villages. These are Cobalt to the south, with a population of 226 at the 2010 census, and Junction City to the north (population 327).
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Fredericktown had a total of 3,985 inhabitants, grouped into 1,669 households, with a population density of 920.3 people per square mile. This figure marked a slight increase from the 2000 census, when Fredericktown had a population of 3,928. 96.41% of the inhabitants were White, 0.28% were African-American, 0.55% were Native American, 0.58% were Asian, 0.05% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.20% were from some other race, and 0.93% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.83% of the population.
The median age in Fredericktown was 38.6 years, with 24.4% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 9.2% between 18 and 24 years old, 23.2% between 25 and 44, 23.0% between 45 and 64, and 19.9% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 46.3% male, 53.7% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
As of 2017, Fredericktown had a median household income of $30,160, and a median family income of $43,554. There was a per capita income of $19,952. The unemployment rate was 4.0%. About 25.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 19.4% of people under the age of 18.<ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Fredericktown-Missouri.html</ref>
==References==
==References==