Conception, Missouri
Conception is a census-designated place in southeastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 Census. Conception is home to Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery and seminary. Conception has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
History
Conception was built up chiefly by Irish Catholics. The community was named for the Catholic dogma of Immaculate Conception. A post office called Conception has been in operation since 1864 and its abbey was founded in 1873Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 111 people in the census-designated place. The population density was. The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 2.7% Asian, and 0.9% Two or more races.The gender makeup of the city was 68.5% male and 31.5% female, which is a significant outlier and is due to the male-only Catholic seminary.
There were 27 households, of which _% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together and 33.3% had a male householder with no wife present. The average household size was 4.11.
The median age in the city was 58.4 years. 12.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.1% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 38.7% were 65 years of age or older.