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Southwest City is bordered to the west by the state of Oklahoma, and the Arkansas state line is 1 ⁄ 3 mile (0.5 km) south of the city limits. Missouri Route 43 passes through the city as Main Street, leading north 13 miles (21 km) to Tiff City. To the south the highway becomes Arkansas Highway 43, leading 27 miles (43 km) to Siloam Springs.
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
The Springfield, Missouri, metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Springfield, the state's third largest city. [2] Other primary population centers in the metro area include Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Bolivar, Marshfield and Willard.
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, McDonald County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried McDonald County in 2000 and 2004 by more than two-to-one margins, and like many other rural and exurban counties throughout Missouri, McDonald County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008.
The latter stream, crossing the state and cutting the eastern and western borders at or near St Louis and Kansas City respectively, has a length within Missouri of 430 miles (690 km). The areas drained into the Mississippi outside the state through the St. Francis , White and other minor streams are relatively small.
Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri. The district includes Springfield , the home of Missouri State University , the Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan area , Missouri's 5th largest, and the popular tourist destination city of Branson .
Here are southwest Missouri's high school football quarterbacks to know heading into 2024. Gannett. Wyatt D. Wheeler, Springfield News-Leader. July 15, 2024 at 4:01 AM ... Gabe Johnson, Webb City, 11.
According to that census estimate, the population of Missouri is 6,196,156, an increase of 0.7% from 2020. The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; St. Louis County is the most populous (987,059), and Worth County is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km 2).