Editing Ozark, Missouri

{{Distinguish|Ozark County, Missouri}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Ozark, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| official_name            = City of Ozark
| nickname                 = 
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| map_caption              = Location of Ozark in Christian County, Missouri.
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within Missouri##Location within the Contiguous U.S.
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Missouri}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Christian County, Missouri|Christian]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Don Currence
| leader_title1            = City Clerk
| leader_name1             = Chandra Hodges
| leader_title2            = City Administrator
| leader_name2             = Stephen Childers
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1890
| named_for                = [[Ozarks|Ozark Mountains]]
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 31.64
| area_land_km2            = 31.46
| area_water_km2           = 0.18
| area_total_sq_mi         = 12.22
| area_land_sq_mi          = 12.15
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.07

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
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| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 21284
| population_density_km2   = 676.50
| population_density_sq_mi = 1752.20

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m              = 
| elevation_ft             = 1168
| coordinates              = {{coord|37|1|38|N|93|12|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 65721
| area_code                = [[Area code 417|417]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-55766<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0723933<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|723933}}</ref>
| website                  = {{official website|http://ozarkmissouri.com/}}
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'''Ozark''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Christian County, Missouri|Christian County]], [[Missouri]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Its population was 21,284 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2955766|access-date=2021-12-05|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>  Ozark is also the third largest city in the [[Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri|Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area]], and is centered along a [[Business route|business]] [[U.S. Route 65 Business (Ozark, Missouri)|loop]] of [[U.S. Route 65#Missouri|U.S. Route 65]], where it intersects with [[Missouri Route 14]].

==History==
Ozark was named after the [[Ozarks|Ozark Mountains]], in which it is situated.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n43 275]}}</ref> The [[Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (Ozark, Missouri)|Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

The name Ozarks is believed to have begun sometime in the late 1700s or early 1800s from those living in the Arkansas area who were heading north and said they were going to the Ozarks.

The first settler to visit the area is believed to be Henry Schoolcraft, who arrived in 1818. During that time he extensively studied the geological makeup of the area and noted the high concentration of lead and zinc. Notably, in the Elk Valley area. Schoolcraft noted on the abundance of elk, bear and other wildlife in the area. This later became the area's hunting grounds, until the elk were hunted to extinction in the 1880s.

Most of the lead and zinc mines functioned until the early 1900's. The majority of the mining done in Ozark, Missouri was done in the Elk Valley area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thediggings.com/usa/missouri/christian-mo043 |title=Mining In Christian County, Missouri |work=The Diggings |access-date=2024-04-29}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ozark is located at {{Coord|37|1|38|N|93|12|34|W|type:city}} (37.027111, −93.209572).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|11.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Ozark, Missouri, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2001&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 75

|Jan avg record high F = 63.7
|Feb avg record high F = 67.6
|Mar avg record high F = 78.3
|Apr avg record high F = 84.0
|May avg record high F = 87.9
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 96.7
|Aug avg record high F = 97.7
|Sep avg record high F = 92.1
|Oct avg record high F = 85.0
|Nov avg record high F = 73.9
|Dec avg record high F = 65.7
|year avg record high F = 100.1

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =44.3
| Feb high F  =48.7
| Mar high F  =58.2
| Apr high F  =68.2
| May high F  =76.1
| Jun high F  =84.3
| Jul high F  =89.1
| Aug high F  =88.9
| Sep high F  =82.1
| Oct high F  =70.1
| Nov high F  =57.4
| Dec high F  =46.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =32.8
| Feb mean F  =36.9
| Mar mean F  =46.1
| Apr mean F  =55.8
| May mean F  =64.9
| Jun mean F  =73.5
| Jul mean F  =78.0
| Aug mean F  =76.9
| Sep mean F  =69.6
| Oct mean F  =57.6
| Nov mean F  =45.1
| Dec mean F  =36.4
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =21.2
| Feb low F  =25.1
| Mar low F  =33.9
| Apr low F  =43.3
| May low F  =53.7
| Jun low F  =62.7
| Jul low F  =66.8
| Aug low F  =64.8
| Sep low F  =57.1
| Oct low F  =45.0
| Nov low F  =32.8
| Dec low F  =25.8

|Jan avg record low F = 6.1
|Feb avg record low F = 11.5
|Mar avg record low F = 18.1
|Apr avg record low F = 27.8
|May avg record low F = 39.5
|Jun avg record low F = 51.4
|Jul avg record low F = 59.0
|Aug avg record low F = 55.3
|Sep avg record low F = 45.1
|Oct avg record low F = 31.0
|Nov avg record low F = 20.1
|Dec avg record low F = 12.4
|year avg record low F = 2.3

|Jan record low F = -11
|Feb record low F = -16
|Mar record low F = 3
|Apr record low F = 17
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 10
|Dec record low F = -8

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =2.44
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.41
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.24
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.70
| May precipitation inch  =5.34
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.68
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.06
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.16
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.20
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.58
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.71
| Dec precipitation inch  =2.75

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.5
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 7.5
|Apr precipitation days = 7.7
|May precipitation days = 8.5
|Jun precipitation days = 7.3
|Jul precipitation days = 6.1
|Aug precipitation days = 5.1
|Sep precipitation days = 5.5
|Oct precipitation days = 6.0
|Nov precipitation days = 6.0
|Dec precipitation days = 4.7

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =2.8
| Feb snow inch  =3.2
| Mar snow inch  =0.4
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =0.4

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.0
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.3

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00236452&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Ozark, MO
|access-date = March 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sgf
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Springfield
|access-date = March 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 235
|1890= 490
|1900= 830
|1910= 813
|1920= 798
|1930= 885
|1940= 961
|1950= 1087
|1960= 1536
|1970= 2384
|1980= 2980
|1990= 4243
|2000= 9665
|2010= 17820
|2020= 21284
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

In 2012, press reports described Ozark as the fastest-growing city in Missouri.<ref>{{cite news| title=British Robbery Suspect Edward Maher Arrested in Missouri| author=A. G. Sulzberger | newspaper=New York Times| date= 15 February 2012}}</ref>

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-12-17 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 21,284 people, 7,648 households, and 5,238 families in Ozark. The population density was 1,751.8 per square mile (676.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 8,132 housing units at an average density of 669.3 per square mile (258.5/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 88.86% (18,913) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 0.92% (196) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black or African-American]], 0.58% (123) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.58% (124) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% (19) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.3% (276) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.67% (1,633) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 4.2% (850) of the population.

Of the 7,648 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18; 51.5% were married couples living together; 30.0% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 25.2% consisted of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.1.

27.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 84.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 82.1 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-12-17|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $58,995 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,275) and the median family income was $67,842 (+/- $9,725). Males had a median income of $39,931 (+/- $2,397) versus $27,374 (+/- $4,454) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $33,969 (+/- $3,180). Approximately, 10.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.3% of those under the age of 18 and 18.3% of those ages 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 17,820 people, 6,603 households, and 4,689 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1605.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,311 housing units at an average density of {{convert|658.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 95.2% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref>

Of the 6,603 households 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.1% of households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age was 30.9 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 to 44; 19.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 9,665 people, 3,635 households, and 2,599 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,280.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,853 housing units at an average density of {{convert|510.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.36% White, 0.71% Native American, 0.33% African American, 0.30% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 3,635 households 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.2% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 28.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median household income was $34,210 and the median family income was $40,069. Males had a median income of $30,599 versus $21,794 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,912. About 10.4% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Ozark was home to Simclar Interconnect Technologies, a {{convert|100000|sqft|adj=on}} [[Simclar Group]] factory, providing [[backplane]] fabrication for [[Telecommunications network|telecommunications]] and [[data communications]] customers.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.simclar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=185 |title= Simclar USA Missouri| publisher= [[Simclar Group]] | access-date= 2012-03-30}}</ref> In 2007, Simclar moved 115 jobs to Ozark from Springfield, lured by a "[[tax incentive]] under which the company donated $1 million to a local not-for-profit corporation, which in turn will buy buildings, machinery and equipment and lease them back to Simclar."<ref>{{cite web|author=Tracy Heffner| url= http://pcdandf.com/cms/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3260&Itemid=90&pop=1&page=3177 | title=Simclar Reports Plant Closures, Relocation | date= 29 January 2007| work= Printed Circuit Design & Fab Magazine | publisher= UP Media Group | access-date= 2012-03-30}}</ref> In 2012, Los Angeles-based private equity firm Balmoral Funds LLC acquired the Ozark plant as part of an agreement that included plants in Hialeah, Florida and Matamoros, Mexico. The company was renamed Concurrent Manufacturing Solutions LLC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Brian |last2=Olson |first2=Eric |title=Simclar sells Ozark plant to private equity firm |url=https://sbj.net/stories/simclar-sells-ozark-plant-to-private-equity-firm,18321 |publisher=Springfield Business Journal |access-date=16 June 2020 |date=5 November 2012}}</ref>

The [[Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks]] were an independent baseball team playing in the [[Central Baseball League]] from 1998 to 2003; [[Price Cutter Park]], which was built in early 1999, was their home field.

In 2011, [[B&B Theatres]] built a cinema between Ozark and [[Nixa, Missouri|Nixa]] along [[Missouri Route 14|Route 14]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.bbtheatres.com/location.asp?location=28030 |title= B & B Ozark-Nixa 12 with Marquee Suites| publisher= [[B&B Theatres]]| access-date=2012-03-30}}</ref>
The Belltower Chapel, originally the Ozark Christian Church, was built in 1912 and is located off of the [[Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (Ozark, Missouri)|Historic Courthouse Square]] in Ozark; since its 21st-century renovation it serves as a venue for weddings and other events.

==Education==
Public education in Ozark is administered by the Ozark R-VI School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ozarktigers.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Ozark R-Vi School District | access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> This includes, [[Ozark High School (Missouri)|Ozark High School]], Ozark Junior High School, Ozark Middle School, 4 elementary schools, and a preschool.

Ozark has a [[public library]], the Christian County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Lucas Harrell]], [[MLB]] player for the Toronto Blue Jays<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXplayersXXhXXharrelu01.shtml|title=Lucas Harrell Stats &#124; Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Jake Wesley Rogers]], pop singer-songwriter

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://ozarkmissouri.com/}}
* [https://ozarktigers.org Official Ozark School District website]
* Historic maps of Ozark in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138924 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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