Nixa, Missouri Location of Nixa, Missouri Location of Nixa, Missouri Nixa is a suburban town/city in Christian County, Missouri, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 19,022. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Because of his years of service to the improve it was suggested the town be titled for him. Another suggestion was "nix" because the improve was "nothing but a crossroads". It was finally decided to take the name Nix and add Inman's middle initial "a" to get the unique name of Nixa. The village incorporated on June 10, 1902. Nixa is positioned at 37 2 43 N 93 17 56 W (37.045253, -93.298755). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.48 square miles (21.96 km2), all of it land. The undivided day town/city rests on and around seven hills.
As of the US Enumeration of 2000, there were 12,124 citizens , 4,654 homeholds, and 3,448 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.43% White, 0.46% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other competitions, and 1.01% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,654 homeholds out of which 40.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $37,655, and the median income for a family was $44,556.
About 8.1% of families and 9.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 19,022 citizens , 7,264 homeholds, and 5,280 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other competitions, and 2.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,264 homeholds of which 41.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 27.3% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 34.2 years.
28.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older.
Currently, the Nixa R-2 School District operates four elementary schools for students in kindergarten through fourth grade: Matthews, Espy, Century, and the newest, High Pointe Elementary (named so because it sits on the highest altitude in Christian County), opened in August 2007.
The old Main Street Elementary School building has turn into an administrative building, titled Faught Administration Center. The precinct is widely considered one of the best in Missouri, receiving the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Distinction in Performance Award for each of the last five years.
Nixa Sucker Day - A small-town barber titled Finis Gold started Nixa Sucker Day in 1957, and it has since been a longstanding tradition with the citizens of Nixa, Missouri.
In the Robert Ludlum novels and films (fiction), Nixa, Missouri is the place of birth of Jason Bourne/David Webb.
A 2013 episode of the Investigation Discovery tv series Beauty Queen Murder featured a murder in Nixa the 1985 death of Jackie Johns was not settled until 2010, when DNA evidence proved that fellow Nixa resident Gerald Carnahan had raped and murdered the young lady. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
City of Nixa, Missouri.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Nixa Public Schools.
City of Nixa Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Missouri, United States
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