Chaffee is a city in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2010 census.GeographyChaffee is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.85sqmi, of which, 1.80sqmi is land and 0.05sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,955 people, 1,204 households, and 762 families residing in the city. The population density was 1641.7PD/sqmi. There were 1,336 housing units at an average density of 742.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.83% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.25% of the population.There were 1,204 households of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.
