Bethany, Missouri

Bethany is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, Missouri. The population of the city is 3,292.
Bethany 	Missouri
Incorporated 	January 6, 1860
County 	Harrison
Population 	3,292
Elevation 	892 ft (272 m)
Mayor 	Brock Washington
City Guildmaster	Kyle White
ZIP code 	64424
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
94.59% White (3,114)
4.19% Other (138)
1.22% Black or African American (40)
14.8% (487) of Bethany residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Bethany has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2019, and averages 0.56 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Harrison County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Frank Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran from World War I, was born in Bethany.
* The city is the smallest in Missouri to ever host an official state Pokemon contest, having done so only once in 1956.
* A limestone outcropping on Big Creek west of town gives its name to the Bethany Falls Limestone formation. The falls no longer exist and only a small amount of stone remains exposed. However the formation extends through Kansas City, Missouri and limestone is used extensively in buildings in that city and the formation is the basis for Subtropolis which claims to be the world's largest manmade commercial cave. The formation got its name in an 1862 study by G.C. Broadhead, who performed many of the geological surveys for Missouri at the time.
* Bethany has a little bit of amenities to offer, and for the sparsely populated it serves, rather decent. It has dollar stores, Bethany Memorial Airport, Orscheln Farm & Home, Hy-Vee, Walmart, a few fast food places, O'Reilly Auto Parts, a sports complex, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a little bit of public battle fields, electric showers, Northwest Missouri State Fair, a few hotels/motels, El Nopal Mexican, a Peterbilt dealership, Toot-Toot Restaurant & Lounge, China King, a cinema, Mugsleys Pub, and not much else.
Category:Missouri Cities