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| official_name = Nixa, Missouri
| settlement_type = [[City]]
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| motto = The Progressive Choice of the Ozarks
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Christian County, Missouri|Christian]]
| government_footnotes =
| image_skyline = File:Downtown.png
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Brian Steele
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = 1946
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| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_est = 22515
| pop_est_as_of = 2019
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| area_code = [[Area code 417|417]]
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'''Nixa''' is a city in [[Christian County, Missouri|Christian County]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the city's population was 19,022.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> The population was estimated at 22,515 in 2019. It is a principal city, and the second largest city in the [[Springfield, Missouri]] [[Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
== History ==
The area was first settled by farmers who located their farms along the wooded streams near present-day Nixa.<ref name=CoN>{{cite web |url=http://www.nixa.com/index.aspx?page=44 |title=History of Nixa |publisher=City of Nixa, Missouri |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> The area became a crossroads, as it was a half-day ride with a team of horses from [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]].<ref name=CoN/> [[Teamster]]s found it a convenient stopover site when hauling freight between Springfield and [[Arkansas]].<ref name=CoN/> The village became known as Faughts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mkfitz/article_3.htm |title=A Trip Back into the History of Time |author=Michelle Korgis-Fitzpatrick |date=July 2002 |publisher=Michelle Korgis-Fitzpatrick |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> An early resident, Nicholas A. Inman, was a blacksmith from [[Tennessee]], who set up a shop in 1852.<ref name=CoN/> When a post office was opened, a town meeting was held to decide on a name for the new community. Because of his years of service to the community, the town was suggested to be named for him.<ref name=CoN/> Another suggestion was "nix" because the community was "nothing but a crossroads".<ref name=CoN/> The name Nix was finally decided upon, and Inman's middle initial "a" was added to get the unique name of Nixa.<ref name=CoN/> The village incorporated on June 10, 1902.<ref name=CoN/>
==Geography==
Nixa is located at {{coord|37|2|43|N|93|17|56|W|type:city}} (37.045253, -93.298755).<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|8.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2011-02-20}}</ref> The modern city rests on and around seven hills.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 276
|1920= 370
|1930= 307
|1940= 370
|1950= 509
|1960= 994
|1970= 1636
|1980= 2662
|1990= 4707
|2000= 12124
|2010= 19022
|estyear=2019
|estimate=22515
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
===2000 census===
As of the [[United States census|US Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 12,124 people, 4,654 households, and 3,448 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,969.1 people per square mile (759.9/km{{sup|2}}). The 4,962 housing units averaged 805.9 per square mile (311.0/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.43% White, 0.46% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.26% of the population.
Of the 4,654 households, 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were not families. About 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was distributed as 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,655, and for a family was $44,556. Males had a median income of $33,636 versus $21,737 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,774. About 8.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<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 2010, 19,022 people, 7,264 households, and 5,280 families lived in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.1% of the population.
Of the 7,264 households, 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.3% were not families. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
The median age in the city was 34.2 years; 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
== Education ==
[[Nixa Public Schools]] operates four elementary schools for students in kindergarten through fourth grade: Helen-Matthews Elementary, Espy Elementary, Century Elementary, and the newest, High Pointe Elementary (named because it sits on the highest elevation in Christian County), opened in August 2007. Two intermediate schools serve students in the fifth and sixth grades: Inman Intermediate and Summit Intermediate. One junior high school, Nixa Junior High, and one high school, [[Nixa Public High School]] are in the district. A magnet school, John Thomas School of Discovery, hosts kindergarten through 6th grade.
== Infrastructure ==
The city of Nixa began construction on the largest [[Photovoltaic power station|solar farm]] in Missouri in June 2017, which was completed and operational in November 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/every-child/2017/06/21/nixa-finally-break-ground-solar-farm-sun-power-grows-state/416876001/|title=Nixa to finally break ground on massive solar farm as sun power grows in Missouri|work=Springfield News-Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2017/11/14/nixas-massive-new-solar-farm-part-shift-responsible-renewable-power-policy/858587001/|title=Nixa's massive new solar farm is part of the shift to responsible, renewable power policy|last=Schmitt|first=Will|date=November 14, 2017|website=Springfield News-Leader|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> The solar farm has 33,288 solar panels located on 72-acres and provides an estimated 9% of the city's power needs.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nixa.com/departments/public-works/electric/nixa-solar-farm|title=Nixa Solar Farm {{!}} Nixa, MO|website=www.nixa.com|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> [[Jay Wasson|Sen. Jay Wasson]] owns the land on which the solar farm is being built. The farm has a life expectancy of 25 years.<ref name=":2" />
In 2015, Nixa became a [[gigabit internet|gigabit]] city with the upgrade of its internet system.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/christian-county/2015/07/09/blazing-fast-internet-speed-now-nixa/29938119/|title='Blazing fast' Internet speed now in Nixa|work=Springfield News-Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}</ref>
==Economy==
Nixa is home to Accurate Plastics, as well as another plastic service located adjacent to Accurate Plastics named Diversified Plastics.
In 2011, [[B&B Theatres]] built a cinema between Ozark and 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>
Nixa has a bowling alley named Century Lanes.
==Politics==
Nixa is part of [[Missouri's 7th congressional district]].
A petition was submitted in June 2021 to set a recall election for Mayor Brian Steele. The Christian County clerk certified enough valid signatures to trigger the recall election on Nov 2 2021. The petition claims Steele should be recalled for abuse of emergency powers by enacting a mandatory mask mandate and other restrictions during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which have since expired.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://apnews.com/article/mo-state-wire-michael-brown-election-2020-health-coronavirus-pandemic-7138acb91a74b10a0df0f16f24470f75|website = apnews.com|title = Missouri mayor who required masks faces recall vote|date = 6 July 2021|access-date = 13 July 2021}}</ref>
== Annual Sucker Day ==
Finis Gold, mayor of Nixa, a barber and local American Legion commander, started the annual Nixa Sucker Day in 1957. It has been a longstanding tradition. Locals often close up shop or skip school for the day to go "grabbin’ for suckers". The fish are then frozen until enough available for a big fish fry.
The event is held annually during May. It is a family-friendly event held on Nixa's Main Street, with live entertainment and local crafts. Sucker fish and other kinds of food are sold by vendors. Proceeds from Sucker Day activities help fund local causes such as scholarships for graduates from Nixa High School, Project Graduation, and Nixa [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps|JROTC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nixasuckerday.org/|title=Nixa Sucker Day|website=www.nixasuckerday.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[William F. Austin]]: CEO of [[Starkey Hearing Technologies]]<ref>{{cite web |title=William F. (Franklin) Austin |url=http://msthalloffame.org/william_austin.htm |website=Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame |access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Dean Deetz]]: Profesional baseball [[pitcher]]
* [[Courtney Frerichs]]: American middle-distance runner
* [[Jim Kreider]]: served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
* [[Mickey Owen]]: Professional baseball player and coach
== In popular culture==
In the [[Robert Ludlum]] novels and films (fiction), Nixa is the birthplace of [[Jason Bourne|Jason Bourne/David Webb]]. ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'' revealed that Bourne's real name was David Webb and that he was born in Nixa, Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/bourne-in-missouri/Content?oid=2186480 |title=Bourne in Missouri |date=16 August 2007 |publisher=The Pitch/KC Communications, LLC |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref>
Several streets in a residential neighborhood northeast of downtown are named for performers on ABC-TV's ''[[Ozark Jubilee]]'', including Nixa native [[Slim Wilson]]. They include Slim Wilson Boulevard, [[Red Foley]] Court, Zed Tennis Street, Bill Ring Court, [[Speedy Haworth|(Speedy) Haworth]] Court and Ozark Jubilee Drive. M<ref>{{cite web | url = https://maps.google.com/ | title = Google Maps | publisher = Google, Inc. | access-date = 2009-10-20}}</ref>
A 2013 episode of the [[Investigation Discovery]] television series ''Beauty Queen Murder'' featured a murder in Nixa. The 1985 death of Jackie Johns was not solved until 2010, when DNA evidence proved that fellow Nixa resident Gerald Carnahan had raped and murdered the young woman.<ref>{{cite news|title=Carnahan Found Guilty of Jackie Johns Rape, Murder|url=http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/carnahan-found-guilty-of-jackie-johns-rape-murder/70258281|access-date=19 January 2018|agency=Ozarks First}}</ref>
==Radio Stations==
* [[KGBX-FM]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.nixa.com/ City of Nixa]
*[https://www.nixafire.org/ Nixa Fire Protection District]
*[http://www.nixachamber.com Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.nixaxpress.com Nixa XPress newspaper]
{{Christian County, Missouri}}
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[[Category:Cities in Christian County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri]]
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'''Nixa''' is a town in [[Christian County, Missouri|Christian County]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the town's population was 19,022.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 Town Population and Housing Occupancy Status|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> The population was estimated at 22,515 in 2019. It is a principal town, and the second largest town in the [[Springfield, Missouri]] [[Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
== History ==
The area was first settled by farmers who located their farms along the wooded streams near present-day Nixa.<ref name=CoN>{{cite web |url=http://www.nixa.com/index.aspx?page=44 |title=History of Nixa |publisher=City of Nixa, Missouri |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> The area became a crossroads, as it was a half-day ride with a team of horses from [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]].<ref name=CoN/> [[Teamster]]s found it a convenient stopover site when hauling freight between Springfield and [[Arkansas]].<ref name=CoN/> The village became known as Faughts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mkfitz/article_3.htm |title=A Trip Back into the History of Time |author=Michelle Korgis-Fitzpatrick |date=July 2002 |publisher=Michelle Korgis-Fitzpatrick |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> An early resident, Nicholas A. Inman, was a blacksmith from [[Tennessee]], who set up a shop in 1852.<ref name=CoN/> When a post office was opened, a town meeting was held to decide on a name for the new community. Because of his years of service to the community, the town was suggested to be named for him.<ref name=CoN/> Another suggestion was "nix" because the community was "nothing but a crossroads".<ref name=CoN/> The name Nix was finally decided upon, and Inman's middle initial "a" was added to get the unique name of Nixa.<ref name=CoN/> The village incorporated on June 10, 1902.<ref name=CoN/>
==Geography==
Nixa is located at {{coord|37|2|43|N|93|17|56|W|type:city}} (37.045253, -93.298755).<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|8.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2011-02-20}}</ref> The modern city rests on and around seven hills.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 276
|1920= 370
|1930= 307
|1940= 370
|1950= 509
|1960= 994
|1970= 1636
|1980= 2662
|1990= 4707
|2000= 12124
|2010= 19022
|estyear=2019
|estimate=22515
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
===2000 census===
As of the [[United States census|US Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 12,124 people, 4,654 households, and 3,448 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,969.1 people per square mile (759.9/km{{sup|2}}). The 4,962 housing units averaged 805.9 per square mile (311.0/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.43% White, 0.46% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.26% of the population.
Of the 4,654 households, 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were not families. About 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was distributed as 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,655, and for a family was $44,556. Males had a median income of $33,636 versus $21,737 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,774. About 8.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<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 2010, 19,022 people, 7,264 households, and 5,280 families lived in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.1% of the population.
Of the 7,264 households, 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.3% were not families. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
The median age in the city was 34.2 years; 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
== Education ==
[[Nixa Public Schools]] operates four elementary schools for students in kindergarten through fourth grade: Helen-Matthews Elementary, Espy Elementary, Century Elementary, and the newest, High Pointe Elementary (named because it sits on the highest elevation in Christian County), opened in August 2007. Two intermediate schools serve students in the fifth and sixth grades: Inman Intermediate and Summit Intermediate. One junior high school, Nixa Junior High, and one high school, [[Nixa Public High School]] are in the district. A magnet school, John Thomas School of Discovery, hosts kindergarten through 6th grade.
== Infrastructure ==
The city of Nixa began construction on the largest [[Photovoltaic power station|solar farm]] in Missouri in June 2017, which was completed and operational in November 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/every-child/2017/06/21/nixa-finally-break-ground-solar-farm-sun-power-grows-state/416876001/|title=Nixa to finally break ground on massive solar farm as sun power grows in Missouri|work=Springfield News-Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2017/11/14/nixas-massive-new-solar-farm-part-shift-responsible-renewable-power-policy/858587001/|title=Nixa's massive new solar farm is part of the shift to responsible, renewable power policy|last=Schmitt|first=Will|date=November 14, 2017|website=Springfield News-Leader|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> The solar farm has 33,288 solar panels located on 72-acres and provides an estimated 9% of the city's power needs.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nixa.com/departments/public-works/electric/nixa-solar-farm|title=Nixa Solar Farm {{!}} Nixa, MO|website=www.nixa.com|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> [[Jay Wasson|Sen. Jay Wasson]] owns the land on which the solar farm is being built. The farm has a life expectancy of 25 years.<ref name=":2" />
In 2015, Nixa became a [[gigabit internet|gigabit]] city with the upgrade of its internet system.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/christian-county/2015/07/09/blazing-fast-internet-speed-now-nixa/29938119/|title='Blazing fast' Internet speed now in Nixa|work=Springfield News-Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}</ref>
==Economy==
Nixa is home to Accurate Plastics, as well as another plastic service located adjacent to Accurate Plastics named Diversified Plastics.
In 2011, [[B&B Theatres]] built a cinema between Ozark and 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>
Nixa has a bowling alley named Century Lanes.
==Politics==
Nixa is part of [[Missouri's 7th congressional district]].
A petition was submitted in June 2021 to set a recall election for Mayor Brian Steele. The Christian County clerk certified enough valid signatures to trigger the recall election on Nov 2 2021. The petition claims Steele should be recalled for abuse of emergency powers by enacting a mandatory mask mandate and other restrictions during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which have since expired.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://apnews.com/article/mo-state-wire-michael-brown-election-2020-health-coronavirus-pandemic-7138acb91a74b10a0df0f16f24470f75|website = apnews.com|title = Missouri mayor who required masks faces recall vote|date = 6 July 2021|access-date = 13 July 2021}}</ref>
== Annual Sucker Day ==
Finis Gold, mayor of Nixa, a barber and local American Legion commander, started the annual Nixa Sucker Day in 1957. It has been a longstanding tradition. Locals often close up shop or skip school for the day to go "grabbin’ for suckers". The fish are then frozen until enough available for a big fish fry.
The event is held annually during May. It is a family-friendly event held on Nixa's Main Street, with live entertainment and local crafts. Sucker fish and other kinds of food are sold by vendors. Proceeds from Sucker Day activities help fund local causes such as scholarships for graduates from Nixa High School, Project Graduation, and Nixa [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps|JROTC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nixasuckerday.org/|title=Nixa Sucker Day|website=www.nixasuckerday.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[William F. Austin]]: CEO of [[Starkey Hearing Technologies]]<ref>{{cite web |title=William F. (Franklin) Austin |url=http://msthalloffame.org/william_austin.htm |website=Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame |access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Dean Deetz]]: Profesional baseball [[pitcher]]
* [[Courtney Frerichs]]: American middle-distance runner
* [[Jim Kreider]]: served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
* [[Mickey Owen]]: Professional baseball player and coach
== In popular culture==
In the [[Robert Ludlum]] novels and films (fiction), Nixa is the birthplace of [[Jason Bourne|Jason Bourne/David Webb]]. ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'' revealed that Bourne's real name was David Webb and that he was born in Nixa, Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/bourne-in-missouri/Content?oid=2186480 |title=Bourne in Missouri |date=16 August 2007 |publisher=The Pitch/KC Communications, LLC |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref>
Several streets in a residential neighborhood northeast of downtown are named for performers on ABC-TV's ''[[Ozark Jubilee]]'', including Nixa native [[Slim Wilson]]. They include Slim Wilson Boulevard, [[Red Foley]] Court, Zed Tennis Street, Bill Ring Court, [[Speedy Haworth|(Speedy) Haworth]] Court and Ozark Jubilee Drive. M<ref>{{cite web | url = https://maps.google.com/ | title = Google Maps | publisher = Google, Inc. | access-date = 2009-10-20}}</ref>
A 2013 episode of the [[Investigation Discovery]] television series ''Beauty Queen Murder'' featured a murder in Nixa. The 1985 death of Jackie Johns was not solved until 2010, when DNA evidence proved that fellow Nixa resident Gerald Carnahan had raped and murdered the young woman.<ref>{{cite news|title=Carnahan Found Guilty of Jackie Johns Rape, Murder|url=http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/carnahan-found-guilty-of-jackie-johns-rape-murder/70258281|access-date=19 January 2018|agency=Ozarks First}}</ref>
==Radio Stations==
* [[KGBX-FM]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.nixa.com/ City of Nixa]
*[https://www.nixafire.org/ Nixa Fire Protection District]
*[http://www.nixachamber.com Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.nixaxpress.com Nixa XPress newspaper]
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class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Missouri" title="List of counties in Missouri">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Christian County, Missouri">Christian</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1946</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Brian Steele</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-1">[1]</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">9.11 sq mi (23.60 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">9.11 sq mi (23.59 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.01 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,296 ft (395 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">19,022</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2019)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-2">[2]</a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">22,515</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,472.27/sq mi (954.60/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/UTC-6" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-6">UTC-6</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">Central (CST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (CDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">65714</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Area_code_417" title="Area code 417">417</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">29-52616<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3">[3]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0723380<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-4">[4]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nixa.com/">www<wbr />.nixa<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Nixa</b> is a town in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Christian County, Missouri">Christian County</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. As of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a>, the town's population was 19,022.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2010_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2010-5">[5]</a></sup> The population was estimated at 22,515 in 2019. It is a principal town, and the second largest town in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield, Missouri</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>.
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Economy"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Economy</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Politics"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Politics</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Annual_Sucker_Day"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Annual Sucker Day</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#In_popular_culture"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">In popular culture</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Radio_Stations"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Radio Stations</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2>
<p>The area was first settled by farmers who located their farms along the wooded streams near present-day Nixa.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> The area became a crossroads, as it was a half-day ride with a team of horses from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Teamster" title="Teamster">Teamsters</a> found it a convenient stopover site when hauling freight between Springfield and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> The village became known as Faughts.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> An early resident, Nicholas A. Inman, was a blacksmith from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, who set up a shop in 1852.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> When a post office was opened, a town meeting was held to decide on a name for the new community. Because of his years of service to the community, the town was suggested to be named for him.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> Another suggestion was "nix" because the community was "nothing but a crossroads".<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> The name Nix was finally decided upon, and Inman's middle initial "a" was added to get the unique name of Nixa.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup> The village incorporated on June 10, 1902.<sup id="cite_ref-CoN_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoN-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Geography">Geography</span></h2>
<p>Nixa is located at <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r994658806"/><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="/enwiki//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nixa,_Missouri&params=37_2_43_N_93_17_56_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°2′43″N</span> <span class="longitude">93°17′56″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.04528°N 93.29889°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.04528; -93.29889</span></span></span></a></span> (37.045253, -93.298755).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-8">[8]</a></sup> According to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 8.48 square miles (21.96 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-9">[9]</a></sup> The modern city rests on and around seven hills.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics">Demographics</span></h2>
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<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black">Census</th>
<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th>
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<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr>
</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">276</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">—</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">370</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">34.1%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">307</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">−17.0%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">370</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">20.5%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">509</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">37.6%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">994</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">95.3%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">1,636</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">64.6%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">2,662</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">62.7%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">4,707</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">76.8%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">12,124</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">157.6%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">19,022</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">56.9%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b>2019 (est.)</b></td><td style="padding-left:0px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">22,515</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-2">[2]</a></sup></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">18.4%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="border-top:1px solid black; font-size:85%; text-align:center"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html">U.S. Decennial Census</a></td></tr>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2000_census">2000 census</span></h3>
<p>As of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_census" title="United States census">US Census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3">[3]</a></sup> of 2000, 12,124 people, 4,654 households, and 3,448 families resided in the city. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,969.1 people per square mile (759.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The 4,962 housing units averaged 805.9 per square mile (311.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">racial makeup</a> of the city was 97.43% White, 0.46% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.26% of the population.
</p><p>Of the 4,654 households, 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were not families. About 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.
</p><p>In the city, the population was distributed as 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
</p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $37,655, and for a family was $44,556. Males had a median income of $33,636 versus $21,737 for females. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $17,774. About 8.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010_census">2010 census</span></h3>
<p>As of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-10">[10]</a></sup> of 2010, 19,022 people, 7,264 households, and 5,280 families lived in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.1% of the population.
</p><p>Of the 7,264 households, 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.3% were not families. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
</p><p>The median age in the city was 34.2 years; 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nixa_Public_Schools" title="Nixa Public Schools">Nixa Public Schools</a> operates four elementary schools for students in kindergarten through fourth grade: Helen-Matthews Elementary, Espy Elementary, Century Elementary, and the newest, High Pointe Elementary (named because it sits on the highest elevation in Christian County), opened in August 2007. Two intermediate schools serve students in the fifth and sixth grades: Inman Intermediate and Summit Intermediate. One junior high school, Nixa Junior High, and one high school, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nixa_Public_High_School" title="Nixa Public High School">Nixa Public High School</a> are in the district. A magnet school, John Thomas School of Discovery, hosts kindergarten through 6th grade.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span></h2>
<p>The city of Nixa began construction on the largest <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Photovoltaic_power_station" title="Photovoltaic power station">solar farm</a> in Missouri in June 2017, which was completed and operational in November 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[12]</a></sup> The solar farm has 33,288 solar panels located on 72-acres and provides an estimated 9% of the city's power needs.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jay_Wasson" title="Jay Wasson">Sen. Jay Wasson</a> owns the land on which the solar farm is being built. The farm has a life expectancy of 25 years.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[12]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2015, Nixa became a <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Gigabit_internet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gigabit internet (page does not exist)">gigabit</a> city with the upgrade of its internet system.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy">Economy</span></h2>
<p>Nixa is home to Accurate Plastics, as well as another plastic service located adjacent to Accurate Plastics named Diversified Plastics.
</p><p>In 2011, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/B%26B_Theatres" title="B&B Theatres">B&B Theatres</a> built a cinema between Ozark and Nixa along <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Missouri_Route_14" title="Missouri Route 14">Route 14</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>
</p><p>Nixa has a bowling alley named Century Lanes.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Politics">Politics</span></h2>
<p>Nixa is part of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Missouri%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Missouri's 7th congressional district">Missouri's 7th congressional district</a>.
</p><p>A petition was submitted in June 2021 to set a recall election for Mayor Brian Steele. The Christian County clerk certified enough valid signatures to trigger the recall election on Nov 2 2021. The petition claims Steele should be recalled for abuse of emergency powers by enacting a mandatory mask mandate and other restrictions during the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, which have since expired.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Annual_Sucker_Day">Annual Sucker Day</span></h2>
<p>Finis Gold, mayor of Nixa, a barber and local American Legion commander, started the annual Nixa Sucker Day in 1957. It has been a longstanding tradition. Locals often close up shop or skip school for the day to go "grabbin’ for suckers". The fish are then frozen until enough available for a big fish fry.
</p><p>The event is held annually during May. It is a family-friendly event held on Nixa's Main Street, with live entertainment and local crafts. Sucker fish and other kinds of food are sold by vendors. Proceeds from Sucker Day activities help fund local causes such as scholarships for graduates from Nixa High School, Project Graduation, and Nixa <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Junior_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps">JROTC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_people">Notable people</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/William_F._Austin" title="William F. Austin">William F. Austin</a>: CEO of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Starkey_Hearing_Technologies" title="Starkey Hearing Technologies">Starkey Hearing Technologies</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dean_Deetz" title="Dean Deetz">Dean Deetz</a>: Profesional baseball <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Courtney_Frerichs" title="Courtney Frerichs">Courtney Frerichs</a>: American middle-distance runner</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jim_Kreider" title="Jim Kreider">Jim Kreider</a>: served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mickey_Owen" title="Mickey Owen">Mickey Owen</a>: Professional baseball player and coach</li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</span></h2>
<p>In the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Ludlum" title="Robert Ludlum">Robert Ludlum</a> novels and films (fiction), Nixa is the birthplace of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jason_Bourne" title="Jason Bourne">Jason Bourne/David Webb</a>. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Bourne_Supremacy_(film)" title="The Bourne Supremacy (film)">The Bourne Supremacy</a></i> revealed that Bourne's real name was David Webb and that he was born in Nixa, Missouri.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>
</p><p>Several streets in a residential neighborhood northeast of downtown are named for performers on ABC-TV's <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ozark_Jubilee" title="Ozark Jubilee">Ozark Jubilee</a></i>, including Nixa native <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Slim_Wilson" title="Slim Wilson">Slim Wilson</a>. They include Slim Wilson Boulevard, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_Foley" title="Red Foley">Red Foley</a> Court, Zed Tennis Street, Bill Ring Court, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Speedy_Haworth" title="Speedy Haworth">(Speedy) Haworth</a> Court and Ozark Jubilee Drive. M<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>
</p><p>A 2013 episode of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Investigation_Discovery" title="Investigation Discovery">Investigation Discovery</a> television series <i>Beauty Queen Murder</i> featured a murder in Nixa. The 1985 death of Jackie Johns was not solved until 2010, when DNA evidence proved that fellow Nixa resident Gerald Carnahan had raped and murdered the young woman.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Radio_Stations">Radio Stations</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/KGBX-FM" title="KGBX-FM">KGBX-FM</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clever,_Missouri" title="Clever, Missouri">Clever</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fremont_Hills,_Missouri" title="Fremont Hills, Missouri">Fremont Hills</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sparta,_Missouri" title="Sparta, Missouri">Sparta</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a>‡</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saddlebrooke,_Missouri" title="Saddlebrooke, Missouri">Saddlebrooke</a>‡</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Bruner_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bruner Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">Bruner Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chadwick_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Chadwick Township, Christian County, Missouri">Chadwick Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=East_Benton_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Benton Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">East Benton Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Finley_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Finley Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">Finley Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Garrison_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Garrison Township, Christian County, Missouri">Garrison Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lead_Hill_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Lead Hill Township, Christian County, Missouri">Lead Hill Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lincoln_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Lincoln Township, Christian County, Missouri">Lincoln Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Linden_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Linden Township, Christian County, Missouri">Linden Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/McCracken_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="McCracken Township, Christian County, Missouri">McCracken Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Galloway_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="North Galloway Township, Christian County, Missouri">North Galloway Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Linn_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="North Linn Township, Christian County, Missouri">North Linn Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Oldfield_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oldfield Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">Oldfield Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Polk_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Polk Township, Christian County, Missouri">Polk Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Porter_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Porter Township, Christian County, Missouri">Porter Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Seneca_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seneca Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">Seneca Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Galloway_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="South Galloway Township, Christian County, Missouri">South Galloway Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Linn_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="South Linn Township, Christian County, Missouri">South Linn Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sparta_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sparta Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">Sparta Township</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=West_Benton_Township,_Christian_County,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Benton Township, Christian County, Missouri (page does not exist)">West Benton Township</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spokane,_Missouri" title="Spokane, Missouri">Spokane</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bengal,_Missouri" title="Bengal, Missouri">Bengal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Boaz,_Missouri" title="Boaz, Missouri">Boaz</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bruner,_Missouri" title="Bruner, Missouri">Bruner</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chadwick,_Missouri" title="Chadwick, Missouri">Chadwick</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chestnutridge,_Missouri" title="Chestnutridge, Missouri">Chestnutridge</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_Center,_Missouri" title="Christian Center, Missouri">Christian Center</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elkhead,_Missouri" title="Elkhead, Missouri">Elkhead</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Garrison,_Missouri" title="Garrison, Missouri">Garrison</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Griffin,_Missouri" title="Griffin, Missouri">Griffin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keltner,_Missouri" title="Keltner, Missouri">Keltner</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Linden,_Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Linden, Christian County, Missouri">Linden</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/McCracken,_Missouri" title="McCracken, Missouri">McCracken</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Montague,_Missouri" title="Montague, Missouri">Montague</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oldfield,_Missouri" title="Oldfield, Missouri">Oldfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pembina,_Missouri" title="Pembina, Missouri">Pembina</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Riverdale,_Missouri" title="Riverdale, Missouri">Riverdale</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Selmore,_Missouri" title="Selmore, Missouri">Selmore</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eaudevie,_Missouri" title="Eaudevie, Missouri">Eaudevie</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lawing,_Missouri" title="Lawing, Missouri">Lawing</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Velsor,_Missouri" title="Velsor, Missouri">Velsor</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Boonslick" title="Boonslick">Boonslick</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Missouri_Bootheel" title="Missouri Bootheel">Bootheel</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Four_State_Area" title="Four State Area">Four State Area</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Honey_War" title="Honey War">Honey Lands</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_Lead_District" title="Southeast Missouri Lead District">Lead Belt</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lincoln_Hills" title="Lincoln Hills">Lincoln Hills</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Little_Dixie_(Missouri)" title="Little Dixie (Missouri)">Little Dixie</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Loess_Hills" title="Loess Hills">Loess Hills</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mid-Missouri" title="Mid-Missouri">Mid-Missouri</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mississippi_embayment" title="Mississippi embayment">Mississippi Embayment</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Missouri_Rhineland" title="Missouri Rhineland">Missouri Rhineland</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dissected_Till_Plains" title="Dissected Till Plains">Northern Plains</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Osage_Plains" title="Osage Plains">Osage Plains</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Ozarks" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ozarks">The Ozarks</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pony_Express_Region" title="Pony Express Region">Pony Express</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Francois_Mountains" title="St. Francois Mountains">St. Francois Mountains</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Columbia_metropolitan_area_(Missouri)" title="Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri)">Columbia</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson City, Missouri metropolitan area">Jefferson City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area">Joplin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area" title="Kansas City metropolitan area">Kansas City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area">Springfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Joseph,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" title="St. Joseph, Missouri metropolitan area">St. Joseph</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greater_St._Louis" title="Greater St. Louis">St. Louis</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Missouri" title="List of cities in Missouri">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lee%27s_Summit,_Missouri" title="Lee's Summit, Missouri">Lee's Summit</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Missouri" title="O'Fallon, Missouri">O'Fallon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Joseph,_Missouri" title="St. Joseph, Missouri">St. Joseph</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Blue_Springs,_Missouri" title="Blue Springs, Missouri">Blue Springs</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Peters,_Missouri" title="St. Peters, Missouri">St. Peters</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Florissant,_Missouri" title="Florissant, Missouri">Florissant</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri" title="Joplin, Missouri">Joplin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chesterfield,_Missouri" title="Chesterfield, Missouri">Chesterfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wentzville,_Missouri" title="Wentzville, Missouri">Wentzville</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri" title="Jefferson City, Missouri">Jefferson City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cape_Girardeau,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau, Missouri">Cape Girardeau</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wildwood,_Missouri" title="Wildwood, Missouri">Wildwood</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/University_City,_Missouri" title="University City, Missouri">University City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ballwin,_Missouri" title="Ballwin, Missouri">Ballwin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberty,_Missouri" title="Liberty, Missouri">Liberty</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Raytown,_Missouri" title="Raytown, Missouri">Raytown</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kirkwood,_Missouri" title="Kirkwood, Missouri">Kirkwood</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maryland_Heights,_Missouri" title="Maryland Heights, Missouri">Maryland Heights</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gladstone,_Missouri" title="Gladstone, Missouri">Gladstone</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Grandview,_Missouri" title="Grandview, Missouri">Grandview</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hazelwood,_Missouri" title="Hazelwood, Missouri">Hazelwood</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Missouri" title="List of counties in Missouri">Counties and <br /> independent cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adair_County,_Missouri" title="Adair County, Missouri">Adair</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andrew_County,_Missouri" title="Andrew County, Missouri">Andrew</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Atchison_County,_Missouri" title="Atchison County, Missouri">Atchison</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Audrain_County,_Missouri" title="Audrain County, Missouri">Audrain</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_County,_Missouri" title="Barry County, Missouri">Barry</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barton_County,_Missouri" title="Barton County, Missouri">Barton</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bates_County,_Missouri" title="Bates County, Missouri">Bates</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Benton_County,_Missouri" title="Benton County, Missouri">Benton</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bollinger_County,_Missouri" title="Bollinger County, Missouri">Bollinger</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Boone_County,_Missouri" title="Boone County, Missouri">Boone</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Buchanan_County,_Missouri" title="Buchanan County, Missouri">Buchanan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Butler_County,_Missouri" title="Butler County, Missouri">Butler</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Missouri" title="Caldwell County, Missouri">Caldwell</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Callaway_County,_Missouri" title="Callaway County, Missouri">Callaway</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Camden_County,_Missouri" title="Camden County, Missouri">Camden</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cape_Girardeau_County,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau County, Missouri">Cape Girardeau</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carroll_County,_Missouri" title="Carroll County, Missouri">Carroll</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carter_County,_Missouri" title="Carter County, Missouri">Carter</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cass_County,_Missouri" title="Cass County, Missouri">Cass</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cedar_County,_Missouri" title="Cedar County, Missouri">Cedar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chariton_County,_Missouri" title="Chariton County, Missouri">Chariton</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Christian County, Missouri">Christian</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clark_County,_Missouri" title="Clark County, Missouri">Clark</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clay_County,_Missouri" title="Clay County, Missouri">Clay</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clinton_County,_Missouri" title="Clinton County, Missouri">Clinton</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cole_County,_Missouri" title="Cole County, Missouri">Cole</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cooper_County,_Missouri" title="Cooper County, Missouri">Cooper</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Crawford_County,_Missouri" title="Crawford County, Missouri">Crawford</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dade_County,_Missouri" title="Dade County, Missouri">Dade</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dallas_County,_Missouri" title="Dallas County, Missouri">Dallas</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daviess_County,_Missouri" title="Daviess County, Missouri">Daviess</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Missouri" title="DeKalb County, Missouri">DeKalb</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dent_County,_Missouri" title="Dent County, Missouri">Dent</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Douglas_County,_Missouri" title="Douglas County, Missouri">Douglas</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dunklin_County,_Missouri" title="Dunklin County, Missouri">Dunklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Franklin_County,_Missouri" title="Franklin County, Missouri">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gasconade_County,_Missouri" title="Gasconade County, Missouri">Gasconade</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gentry_County,_Missouri" title="Gentry County, Missouri">Gentry</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greene_County,_Missouri" title="Greene County, Missouri">Greene</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Grundy_County,_Missouri" title="Grundy County, Missouri">Grundy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Harrison_County,_Missouri" title="Harrison County, Missouri">Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Henry_County,_Missouri" title="Henry County, Missouri">Henry</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hickory_County,_Missouri" title="Hickory County, Missouri">Hickory</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Holt_County,_Missouri" title="Holt County, Missouri">Holt</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Howard_County,_Missouri" title="Howard County, Missouri">Howard</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Howell_County,_Missouri" title="Howell County, Missouri">Howell</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iron_County,_Missouri" title="Iron County, Missouri">Iron</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jackson_County,_Missouri" title="Jackson County, Missouri">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jasper_County,_Missouri" title="Jasper County, Missouri">Jasper</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Missouri" title="Jefferson County, Missouri">Jefferson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Johnson_County,_Missouri" title="Johnson County, Missouri">Johnson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Knox_County,_Missouri" title="Knox County, Missouri">Knox</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Laclede_County,_Missouri" title="Laclede County, Missouri">Laclede</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Missouri" title="Lafayette County, Missouri">Lafayette</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Missouri" title="Lawrence County, Missouri">Lawrence</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lewis_County,_Missouri" title="Lewis County, Missouri">Lewis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Missouri" title="Lincoln County, Missouri">Lincoln</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Linn_County,_Missouri" title="Linn County, Missouri">Linn</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Livingston_County,_Missouri" title="Livingston County, Missouri">Livingston</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Macon_County,_Missouri" title="Macon County, Missouri">Macon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madison_County,_Missouri" title="Madison County, Missouri">Madison</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maries_County,_Missouri" title="Maries County, Missouri">Maries</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marion_County,_Missouri" title="Marion County, Missouri">Marion</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/McDonald_County,_Missouri" title="McDonald County, Missouri">McDonald</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mercer_County,_Missouri" title="Mercer County, Missouri">Mercer</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miller_County,_Missouri" title="Miller County, Missouri">Miller</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mississippi_County,_Missouri" title="Mississippi County, Missouri">Mississippi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Moniteau_County,_Missouri" title="Moniteau County, Missouri">Moniteau</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monroe_County,_Missouri" title="Monroe County, Missouri">Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Missouri" title="Montgomery County, Missouri">Montgomery</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Morgan_County,_Missouri" title="Morgan County, Missouri">Morgan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_Madrid_County,_Missouri" title="New Madrid County, Missouri">New Madrid</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Newton_County,_Missouri" title="Newton County, Missouri">Newton</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nodaway_County,_Missouri" title="Nodaway County, Missouri">Nodaway</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oregon_County,_Missouri" title="Oregon County, Missouri">Oregon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Osage_County,_Missouri" title="Osage County, Missouri">Osage</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ozark_County,_Missouri" title="Ozark County, Missouri">Ozark</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pemiscot_County,_Missouri" title="Pemiscot County, Missouri">Pemiscot</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Perry_County,_Missouri" title="Perry County, Missouri">Perry</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pettis_County,_Missouri" title="Pettis County, Missouri">Pettis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Phelps_County,_Missouri" title="Phelps County, Missouri">Phelps</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pike_County,_Missouri" title="Pike County, Missouri">Pike</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Platte_County,_Missouri" title="Platte County, Missouri">Platte</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Polk_County,_Missouri" title="Polk County, Missouri">Polk</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Missouri" title="Pulaski County, Missouri">Pulaski</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Putnam_County,_Missouri" title="Putnam County, Missouri">Putnam</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ralls_County,_Missouri" title="Ralls County, Missouri">Ralls</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Randolph_County,_Missouri" title="Randolph County, Missouri">Randolph</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ray_County,_Missouri" title="Ray County, Missouri">Ray</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reynolds_County,_Missouri" title="Reynolds County, Missouri">Reynolds</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ripley_County,_Missouri" title="Ripley County, Missouri">Ripley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Charles_County,_Missouri" title="St. Charles County, Missouri">St. Charles</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Missouri" title="St. Clair County, Missouri">St. Clair</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Francois_County,_Missouri" title="St. Francois County, Missouri">St. Francois</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis (City)</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis (County)</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ste._Genevieve_County,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saline_County,_Missouri" title="Saline County, Missouri">Saline</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Schuyler_County,_Missouri" title="Schuyler County, Missouri">Schuyler</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scotland_County,_Missouri" title="Scotland County, Missouri">Scotland</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scott_County,_Missouri" title="Scott County, Missouri">Scott</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shannon_County,_Missouri" title="Shannon County, Missouri">Shannon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shelby_County,_Missouri" title="Shelby County, Missouri">Shelby</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stoddard_County,_Missouri" title="Stoddard County, Missouri">Stoddard</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stone_County,_Missouri" title="Stone County, Missouri">Stone</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Missouri" title="Sullivan County, Missouri">Sullivan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Taney_County,_Missouri" title="Taney County, Missouri">Taney</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vernon_County,_Missouri" title="Vernon County, Missouri">Vernon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Warren_County,_Missouri" title="Warren County, Missouri">Warren</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Washington_County,_Missouri" title="Washington County, Missouri">Washington</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wayne_County,_Missouri" title="Wayne County, Missouri">Wayne</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Webster_County,_Missouri" title="Webster County, Missouri">Webster</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Worth_County,_Missouri" title="Worth County, Missouri">Worth</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wright_County,_Missouri" title="Wright County, Missouri">Wright</a></li></ul>
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