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Ozark, Missouri
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| City of Ozark | |
Location of Ozark in Christian County, Missouri.
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 Ozark, Missouri
Location in Missouri
Ozark, Missouri
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Christian |
| Incorporated | 1890 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.58 sq mi (29.99 km2) |
| • Land | 11.52 sq mi (29.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 21,284 |
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20,482 |
| • Density | 1,778.57/sq mi (686.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
65721
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| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-55766 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0723933 |
Ozark is a city in and the county seat of Christian County, Missouri. Its population was 21,284 as of the 2020 census. The 2019 population estimate was 20,482. Ozark is also the third largest city in the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area, and is centered along a business loop of U.S. Route 65, where it intersects with Missouri Route 14.
History
Ozark was named from the Ozarks, in which it is situated.
The Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Geography
Ozark is located at 37°1′38″N 93°12′34″W / 37.02722°N 93.20944°W (37.027111, −93.209572). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.15 square miles (28.88 km2), of which, 11.10 square miles (28.75 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 235 | — | |
| 1890 | 490 | 108.5% | |
| 1900 | 830 | 69.4% | |
| 1910 | 813 | −2.0% | |
| 1920 | 798 | −1.8% | |
| 1930 | 885 | 10.9% | |
| 1940 | 961 | 8.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,087 | 13.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,536 | 41.3% | |
| 1970 | 2,384 | 55.2% | |
| 1980 | 2,980 | 25.0% | |
| 1990 | 4,243 | 42.4% | |
| 2000 | 9,665 | 127.8% | |
| 2010 | 17,820 | 84.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 20,482 | 14.9% | |
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In 2012, press reports described Ozark as the fastest-growing city in Missouri.
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 17,820 people, 6,603 households, and 4,689 families living in the city. The population density was 1,605.4 inhabitants per square mile (619.8/km2). There were 7,311 housing units at an average density of 658.6 per square mile (254.3/km2). The 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%.
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.
Economy
Ozark was home to Simclar Interconnect Technologies, a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) Simclar Group factory, providing backplane fabrication for telecommunications and data communications customers. 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." 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.
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 along Route 14. The Belltower Chapel, originally the Ozark Christian Church, was built in 1912 and is located off of the 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.
Ozark has a public library, the Christian County Library.
Notable people
- Lucas Harrell, MLB player for the Toronto Blue Jays
See also
In Spanish: Ozark (Misuri) para niños
