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Sparta, Missouri
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Location of Sparta, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Christian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| • Land | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,876 |
| • Density | 1,514.12/sq mi (584.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
65753
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| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-69302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0752280 |
Sparta is a city in north central Christian County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2010 census.
Sparta is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office called Sparta has been in operation since 1876. The city's name is a transfer from Sparta, Tennessee. Sparta got rail service when a subsidiary of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco) extended a line from Ozark, Missouri to Chadwick, Missouri in the Spring of 1883. But passenger service on the Frisco line was discontinued in March 1933, and in 1934 the line from Ozark to Chadwick was abandoned entirely.
Geography
Sparta is in north central Christian County on the south edge of the Springfield Plateau. The community lies at the intersection of Missouri Route 14 and Missouri Route 125 approximately six miles east of Ozark. To the south and southeast the edge of the plateau is dissected by the headwaters of Bull and Swan creeks.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.21 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | 300 | — | |
| 1910 | 271 | −9.7% | |
| 1920 | 257 | −5.2% | |
| 1930 | 243 | −5.4% | |
| 1940 | 237 | −2.5% | |
| 1950 | 244 | 3.0% | |
| 1960 | 272 | 11.5% | |
| 1970 | 380 | 39.7% | |
| 1980 | 743 | 95.5% | |
| 1990 | 751 | 1.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,144 | 52.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,756 | 53.5% | |
| 2020 | 1,876 | 6.8% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,756 people, 696 households, and 476 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,416.1 inhabitants per square mile (546.8 inhabitants/km2). There were 763 housing units at an average density of 615.3 units per square mile (237.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 696 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.
The median age in the city was 30.8 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.3% were from 25 to 44; 18.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.
Education
The Sparta R-III School District is a K–12 institution of about 750 students that serves Sparta and the surrounding area and has been led by Landon Gray since 2021.
Notable person
- William T. Tyndall, Missouri congressman (1905-1907) and Sparta postmaster (1891-1893, 1897–1905)
See also
In Spanish: Sparta (Misuri) para niños
