CityMO
A town of 4,284. Nearly 4.4% of it is conserved land.
What makes City stand out
The 3 things City does most differently from other towns.
City’s report card
Now in City
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- King City High School football shuts out Pattonsburg at homeKQ2 · Oct 3
- Police, bomb squad respond to unexploded device report in Pierce City, Mo.KY3 · Oct 2
- Kansas City area featured in new seasons of law enforcement TV documentariesFOX 2 · Oct 2
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in City. Another town gets a different order.
4.4% of City is conserved land
1.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lamar City Park | 1.1 mi | 40 |
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns
City beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | City | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.8% |
City’s public schools outperform 49% of Missouri districts
The public schools City’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elem. | PK–2 | 281 | Not graded |
| Lamar Elem. | 3–5 | 253 | B− |
| Lamar Middle | 6–8 | 255 | B− |
| Lamar High | 9–12 | 369 | C |
| Lamar Careertechnical Center | 9–12 | — | Not graded |
Four seasons, hot summers
City has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About one in three working residents works right in City
About one in 3 of City’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lamar (30%), Joplin (7%) and Springfield (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
About City
Township in Missouri, US
City Township is the smallest of the fifteen townships that make up Barton County, Missouri, US. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,425. Despite being the smallest township by area, it is the most populous township. The township government is consolidated with the government of the city of Lamar.
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- Population
- 4,266
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 968 ft
City’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with City.