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Population (year 2000): 1,144. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,210 (+5.8% change)
 

Males: 511  (44.7%)
Females: 633  (55.3%)

Christian County

Median resident age:  32.4 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 65753.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $22,768 in 2000)
Sparta  $27,900
Missouri:  $41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,900 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
Sparta  $83,900
Missouri:  $123,100

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Races in Sparta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.3%), English (12.0%), German (9.9%), Irish (9.4%), Italian (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1885

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 1399 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sparta

  • High school or higher: 70.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sparta city

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Missouri:  2.7%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sparta, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sparta to the number of sex offenders is 409 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sparta:  0.6% ($393)
Missouri:  0.9% ($851)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (19.4 miles , pop. 151,580).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (175.6 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (386.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rogersville, MO (8.3 miles ), Ozark, MO (8.9 miles ), Fremont Hills, MO (12.5 miles ), Highlandville, MO (14.5 miles ), Fordland, MO (14.6 miles ), Nixa, MO (15.1 miles ), Spokane, MO (17.9 miles) , Taneyville, MO (18.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.00 N, Longitude: 93.08 W


Area code: 417

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Population change in the 1990s: +356 (+45.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (18%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Crime in Sparta by Year
Type 2002 2003 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 001
    per 100,000 0.00.081.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 101
    per 100,000 86.20.081.0
Burglaries 241
    per 100,000 172.4333.381.0
Thefts 143
    per 100,000 86.2333.3242.9
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 120.0) 32.836.796.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.44
US city average:  3.00

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Sparta-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/29/1991, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the Sparta city center killed 2 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1959, a category 4 tornado 37.3 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sparta:
  • ST JOHNS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
  • LAKELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
  • COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sparta:
  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 27 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
  • WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 83 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; ID: TBN)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 84 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sparta:
  • AIR PARK SOUTH (about 11 miles; OZARK, MO; ID: 2K2)
  • FLYING BAR H RANCH (about 14 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: MO2)
  • DOWNTOWN (about 19 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: 3DW)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sparta:
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 99 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 105 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
Public high school in Sparta:
  • SPARTA HIGH (Students: 227; Location: 217 DIVISION ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sparta:
  • SPARTA ELEM. (Students: 329; Location: 522 STATE HWY 125 N; Grades: KG - 05)
  • SPARTA MIDDLE (Students: 161; Location: 217 DIVISION ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

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Tourist attraction: C & R Enterprises (Amusement & Theme Parks; 7477 State Highway 14 East).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.0%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.7%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Sparta compared to Missouri state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sparta (2007 data):
  • Legacy Bank & Trust Company: The Citizens Bank Of Sparta Branch at 7509 State Highway 14 East, branch established on 1919-08-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $112.2 mil, Deposits: $86.5 mil, headquarters in Plato, MO, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Century Bancshares, Inc.
  • First Home Savings Bank: Sparta Branch at 7164 Highway 14 East, branch established on 1996-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $235.4 mil, Deposits: $184.8 mil, headquarters in Mountain Grove, MO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 1$1,934$23,2080$0
Health 0$0 1$460
Other Government Administration 2$3,006$18,0360$0
Water Supply 0$0 1$224
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,028$24,1680$0
Totals for Government 5$8,968$21,5232$684



13.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,554 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.50%
Missouri average:  7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greene County, MO  5.15% ($39,435 average AGI)
from Stone County, MO  0.64% ($36,292)
from Taney County, MO  0.58% ($32,043)


10.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.52%
Missouri average:  7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greene County, MO  5.00% ($32,445 average AGI)
to Webster County, MO  0.39% ($35,809)
to Stone County, MO  0.35% ($32,638)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sparta:
  • KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
  • KLFJ (1550 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: 127, INC.)
  • KSGF (1260 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KMRF (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MARSHFIELD, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KIDS (1340 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: THIRTEEN FORTY PRODUCTIONS INC.)
  • KBNN (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGMY (1400 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KNWA (1600 AM; 5 kW; BELLEFONTE, AR; Owner: HARRISON RADIO STATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sparta:
  • KSPW (96.5 FM; SPARTA, MO; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTXR (101.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: STEREO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXUS (97.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWFC (89.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE, INC.)
  • KTTS-FM (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KWTO-FM (98.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
  • KRZK (106.3 FM; BRANSON, MO; Owner: TURTLE BROADCASTING CO. OF BRANSON)
  • KKLH (104.7 FM; MARSHFIELD, MO; Owner: MW SPRINGMO, INC.)
  • KWND (88.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • KSCV (90.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSMS-FM (90.5 FM; POINT LOOKOUT, MO; Owner: SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UINIVERSITY)
  • KSMU (91.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: BD OF REGENTS FOR SW MO ST UNIV)
  • KJEL (103.7 FM; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMG (92.9 FM; OZARK, MO; Owner: MW SPRINGMO, INC.)
  • KHOZ-FM (102.9 FM; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGMY-FM (100.5 FM; AURORA, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGBX-FM (105.9 FM; NIXA, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTOZ-FM (95.5 FM; PLEASANT HOPE, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KADI (99.5 FM; REPUBLIC, MO; Owner: VISION COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Sparta:
  • KYTV (Channel 3; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)
  • KOZK (Channel 21; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KSPR (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SPRINGFIELD LICENSE LLC)
  • K41FQ (Channel 41; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KOLR (Channel 10; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: VHR SPRINGFIELD LICENSE, INC.)
  • KDEB-TV (Channel 27; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: QUORUM OF MISSOURI LICENSE, LLC)
  • KWBM (Channel 31; HARRISON, AR; Owner: R.S. COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWBS-LP (Channel 56; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K15CZ (Channel 15; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)
  • KBNS-CA (Channel 38; BRANSON, MO; Owner: THE VACATION CHANNEL, INC.)
  • K68EL (Channel 68; MARSHFIELD, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • K08MA (Channel 8; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • K49DG (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K17DL (Channel 17; BRANSON, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)
  • K54FX (Channel 54; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KNJD-LP (Channel 59; BRANSON, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)

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