Ozark

Ozark, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Ozark, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°1′38″N 93°12′34″W / 37.02722°N 93.20944°W / 37.02722; -93.20944Coordinates: 37°1′38″N 93°12′34″W / 37.02722°N 93.20944°W / 37.02722; -93.20944
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Christian
Area
• Total	7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2)
• Land	7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,168 ft (356 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	17,820
• Density	1,605.6/sq mi (619.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65721
Area code(s)	417
FIPS code	29-55766[2]
GNIS feature ID	0723933[3]

Ozark, incorporated in 1890, is a city in Christian County, Missouri, United States. As of 2009 the population was 18,458. It is the county seat of Christian County^[4]. Ozark is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area, and is centered along a business loop of U.S. Route 65, where it intersects with Missouri Route 14. It is south of Springfield and north of Branson.

Geography

Ozark is located at 37°1′38″N 93°12′34″W / 37.02722°N 93.20944°W / 37.02722; -93.20944 (37.027111, -93.209572)^[5]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km²), of which 7.6 square miles (20 km²) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km²) (0.40%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 9,665 people, 3,635 households, and 2,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,280.8 people per square mile (494.3/km²). There were 3,853 housing units at an average density of 510.6 per square mile (197.0/km²). The 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% of the population.

There were 3,635 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the city was $34,210, and the median income for a family 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.

In 2012, press reports described Ozark as the fastest-growing city in Missouri.^[7]

Economy

Ozark is 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.^[8] 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."^[9]

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.^[10] The Belltower Chapel, originally the Ozark Christian Church, was built in 1912 and is located off of the Historic Courthouse Square in Ozark; it was renovated in 21st century and now serves as a venue for weddings and other events.

Politics

Ozark is part of Missouri's 7th congressional district.

References

External links

• Official website
• Historic maps of Ozark in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
• Christian County Headliner, the website of the local newspaper

v t e Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Missouri, United States County seat: Ozark Cities Billings Clever Fremont Hills Highlandville Nixa Ozark Republic‡ Sparta Springfield‡ Village Saddlebrooke‡ CDP Spokane Unincorporated communities Boaz Bruner Chadwick Chestnutridge Elkhead Garrison Keltner Linden Oldfield Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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