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Old Jamestown, Missouri
13,584 Black residents · 68.6% of the place
Old Jamestown is a census-designated place in Missouri, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 19,790 residents in all, 13,584 of them Black alone — 68.6% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 19,790 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 13,584 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 68.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri places | 6 of 1082 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Old Jamestown grew — 10,302 in 2010 and 13,584 in 2020, a change of +31.9%. The Black share of Old Jamestown moved from 53.7% to 68.6% over the same span.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 1082 places the Census Bureau counts in Missouri, Old Jamestown ranks 6 by Black population, with 13,584 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Old Jamestown within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Old Jamestown, a place of 19,790, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Old Jamestown itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.