Neck City, Missouri facts for kids
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Neck City, Missouri
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Location within Jasper County and Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Jasper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2) |
| • Land | 0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 228 |
| • Density | 580.15/sq mi (224.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
64849
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| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-51356 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395163 |
Neck City is a small city located in Jasper County, Missouri, in the United States. In 2020, about 228 people lived there. It's a quiet place with an interesting past!
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A Look Back: Neck City's History
Neck City started out as a mining settlement. Mining settlements are towns that grew up around places where people dug for valuable minerals. This particular settlement had a very unusual name: Hell's Neck.
Later, in 1899, a post office was opened there, and the name was shortened to just Neck. Then, in 1957, the name was changed again to Neck City, which is what it's called today. People often notice Neck City because of its unique name!
Where is Neck City Located?
Neck City is found in Missouri, between two rivers: the Spring River and the North Fork Spring River. It's about nine miles (or 14.5 kilometers) northwest of a bigger city called Carthage.
If you travel just one mile south of Neck City, you'll find the community of Purcell. The city itself covers a total area of about 0.39 square miles (or 1.02 square kilometers), and all of it is land.
Who Lives in Neck City?
Neck City is part of the larger Joplin Metropolitan Statistical Area. This means it's connected to the economic and social life of the nearby city of Joplin.
Here's how the population of Neck City has changed over the years:
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 374 | — | |
| 1910 | 528 | 41.2% | |
| 1920 | 241 | −54.4% | |
| 1930 | 123 | −49.0% | |
| 1940 | 221 | 79.7% | |
| 1950 | 117 | −47.1% | |
| 1960 | 110 | −6.0% | |
| 1970 | 114 | 3.6% | |
| 1980 | 151 | 32.5% | |
| 1990 | 132 | −12.6% | |
| 2000 | 119 | −9.8% | |
| 2010 | 186 | 56.3% | |
| 2020 | 228 | 22.6% | |
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Neck City's Population: A Closer Look
Let's look at some details from the 2010 census:
- There were 186 people living in Neck City.
- These people lived in 68 households.
- About 49 of these households were families.
- The city had 81 housing units in total.
Most of the people living in Neck City in 2010 were White (93.5%). A smaller number were Native American (2.2%) or from two or more racial backgrounds (4.3%). About 1.6% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
In terms of households:
- About 33.8% of households had children under 18 living with them.
- Most households (61.8%) were married couples living together.
- About 25% of all households were made up of just one person.
- Nearly 15% of households had someone aged 65 or older living alone.
The average age of people in Neck City in 2010 was 37.8 years old.
- About 27.4% of residents were under 18.
- About 15.6% were 65 years old or older.
- The population was almost evenly split between males (48.4%) and females (51.6%).
Learning in Neck City
Students living in Neck City attend schools in the Webb City R-VII School District. The main high school for students in this area is Webb City High School.
See also
In Spanish: Neck City (Misuri) para niños
