Chaffee, Missouri

Chaffee is a city in Scott County, Missouri. The population of the city is 2,955.
Chaffee 	Missouri
Incorporated 	1905
County 	Scott
Population 	2,955
Elevation 	344 ft (105 m)
Mayor 	Cooper Owen
City Guildmaster	Abraham Hines
ZIP code 	63740
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
96.51% White (2,852)
2.30% Other (68)
1.18% Black or African American (35)
13.8% (407) of Chaffee residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Chaffee has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.64 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Scott County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* For many years, the town's economy was centered on textile manufacturing. Because large amounts of cotton are produced by southeast Missouri farmers, and owing to the town's location near the Mississippi River, it made sense to process the cotton locally. However, in the late 90s and early 2000s, the town's economy was devastated by factory closings. The Columbia Sportswear factory and the Florsheim Shoe Company announced that they were idling their plants and laying off workers. Nearly 450 jobs were lost in a period of six months. This was compounded by the closure of previous factories such as the Thorngate Clothing Company, which idled its plant in 1996. Out of a population of just 3,000 people, this amounted to losing over 60% of the town's employment base.
* There isn't much Chaffee has to offer. It has a few gas stations, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a small shopping center, a few local restaurants and businesses, a landing strip, Tywappity Conservation Land and Lake Tywappity to the north and east of town, and not much else.
Category:Missouri Cities