Sarcoxie, Missouri

Sarcoxie, Missouri
City
Nickname:  Scratchy
Location of Sarcoxie, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°04′03″N94°07′06″W / 37.06750°N 94.11833°W / 37.06750; -94.11833
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Jasper
Area [1]
• Total	1.42 sq mi (3.66 km2)
• Land	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,171 ft (357 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,406
• Density	1,003.57/sq mi (387.39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64862
Area code	417
FIPS code	29-65990 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2396536 [2]
Website	City Website

Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census. ^[4] It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Sarcoxie was platted in the early 1830s, and it was originally called Centerville from its location upon Center Creek. ^[5] In 1839, the settlement was renamed in honor of Sarcoxie, a chief of the Delaware Indians who had settled near a spring in the present town limits. ^[6]

Sarcoxie was once the strawberry capital of the world and still is the peony capital of the world, ^[7] and home to Gilbert H. Wild, one of America's largest growers of daylilies, iris, and peonies. Sarcoxie once had its own currency that had a picture of a strawberry on one side. ^[8]

During the start of the Civil War in 1861, Franz Sigel's independent command passed through Sarcoxie on June 28 before attempting to attack the separated commands of Sterling Price and Missouri Governor and General Claiborne Fox Jackson. Price was rumored to be at Pool's Prairie, moving to the Confederate forces in Northwest Arkansas. ^[9]

The Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery and Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Missouri. ^{[10] [11]}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.08 square miles (2.80 km²), all land. ^[12]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	341		—
1890	1,172		243.7%
1900	1,126		−3.9%
1910	1,311		16.4%
1920	1,023		−22.0%
1930	1,017		−0.6%
1940	1,057		3.9%
1950	1,042		−1.4%
1960	1,056		1.3%
1970	1,175		11.3%
1980	1,381		17.5%
1990	1,330		−3.7%
2000	1,354		1.8%
2010	1,341		−1.0%
2020	1,406		4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census ^[13] of 2010, there were 1,330 people, 526 households, and 350 families living in the city. The population density was 1,231.5 inhabitants per square mile (475.5/km²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 569.4 per square mile (219.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 0.2% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 526 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 38.9 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 1,354 people, 559 households, and 359 families living in the city. The population density was 1,254.6 inhabitants per square mile (484.4/km²). There were 635 housing units at an average density of 588.4 per square mile (227.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.94% White, 0.07% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.07% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 559 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $34,519. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,547 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,531. About 10.7% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in Sarcoxie is administered by Sarcoxie R-II School District. ^[14]

Sarcoxie has a lending library, the Sarcoxie Public Library. ^[15]

Notable people

• G. Lloyd Spencer - US Senator for Arkansas.
• Gene Taylor - US House of Representatives

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sarcoxie, Missouri
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
5. "Jasper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
6. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  179.
7. Wood, Larry (January 4, 2013). "Sarcoxie, Strawberry Capital of the World". Ozark History. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
8. Nova Numismatics, Aaron Packard, June 2011
9. The Battle of Carthage, David C. Hinge and Karen Farnham, Savas Publishing 1997.
10. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/16/12 through 7/20/12. National Park Service. July 27, 2012.
11. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/14/14 through 7/18/14. National Park Service. July 25, 2014.
12. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 8, 2012.
14. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 22, 2024. - Text list
15. "Missouri Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

External links

• City of Sarcoxie
• Historic maps of Sarcoxie in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri