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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="هوستون، میزوری – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="هوستون، میزوری" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(kapital_sa_kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Missouri)" title="Houston (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Missouri) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Houston (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Misuri)" title="Houston (Misuri) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Houston (Misuri)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="هوستون، میزوری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="هوستون، میزوری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%8C%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8)" title="Хьюстон (Миссури) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Хьюстон (Миссури)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%8C%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8)" title="Хьюстон (Миссури) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Хьюстон (Миссури)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86" title="هوستن – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="هوستن" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%8C%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8)" title="Гьюстон (Миссури) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Гьюстон (Миссури)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(Missouri)" title="Houston (Missouri) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Houston (Missouri)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8)" title="Хаустон (Мисури) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Хаустон (Мисури)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Houston, Missouri" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt 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.ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Houston, Missouri</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Texas County Administrative Center"><img alt="Texas County Administrative Center" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg/250px-Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg/375px-Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg/500px-Texas_County_Missouri_Administrative_Center_20150314_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4325" data-file-height="3322" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Texas County Administrative Center</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Houston, Missouri"><img alt="Location of Houston, Missouri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg/250px-Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg/375px-Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg/500px-Texas_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Houston_Highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Houston, Missouri</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Houston,_Missouri&params=37_19_34_N_91_57_22_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°19′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">91°57′22″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.32611°N 91.95611°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.32611; -91.95611</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Missouri" title="List of counties in Missouri">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Victoria Narancich</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3.65 sq mi (9.44 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">3.64 sq mi (9.43 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.01 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,201 ft (366 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,079</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">570.68/sq mi (220.36/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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title="Area code 417">417</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">29-33238<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2394426<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://houstonmo.org">houstonmo<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Houston</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, United States. The population was 2,079 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of Texas County.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Houston was founded in 1857<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was named after <a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>, Houston was sometimes defended by units of the 5th <a href="/wiki/Missouri_State_Militia_(Union)" title="Missouri State Militia (Union)">Missouri State Militia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Arthur_W._and_Chloe_B._Cole_House" title="Arthur W. and Chloe B. Cole House">Arthur W. and Chloe B. Cole House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_High_School_(Houston,_Missouri)" title="Houston High School (Houston, Missouri)">Houston High School</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Ranger_Station_Historic_District" title="Houston Ranger Station Historic District">Houston Ranger Station Historic District</a> are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Emmett_Kelly">Emmett Kelly</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Emmett Kelly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston,_MO_Aug_9,_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston%2C_MO_Aug_9%2C_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg/220px-Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston%2C_MO_Aug_9%2C_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston%2C_MO_Aug_9%2C_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg/330px-Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston%2C_MO_Aug_9%2C_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston%2C_MO_Aug_9%2C_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg/440px-Emmett_Kelly_attends_dedication_of_Emmett_Kelly_Park._Houston%2C_MO_Aug_9%2C_1956._Missouri_State_Archives-CID_Box44_Folder291-1024x702.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="702" /></a><figcaption>Emmett Kelly (center) with Houston City leaders, Aug 9, 1956.</figcaption></figure> <p>Houston's most famous resident was <a href="/wiki/Emmett_Kelly" title="Emmett Kelly">Emmett Kelly</a>, who became an internationally known <a href="/wiki/Clown" title="Clown">clown</a>. Kelly was born December 9, 1898, and as a young child he and his family moved to a farm in Houston from his birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Sedan,_Kansas" title="Sedan, Kansas">Sedan, Kansas</a>. Kelly attended his first <a href="/wiki/Circus" title="Circus">circus</a> performances in the summer of 1909 when both the Mighty Haag and M.L. Clark and Son's circuses appeared in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1917, Kelly moved to Kansas City, as an aspiring newspaper cartoonist. It was there that he created the cartoon character of a tramp who later became known around the world as "Weary Willie".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While living in Kansas City, Kelly began working for carnivals and circuses and trained as a trapeze artist. </p><p>In August 1920, Kelly returned to his adopted hometown of Houston, Missouri where he appeared as a "cartoonist and comedy specialist" at the town's annual "Old Settlers Reunion".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a successful career as a trapeze artist with the <a href="/wiki/John_Robinson_Circus" title="John Robinson Circus">John Robinson Circus</a>, Kelly was hired in 1932 by the <a href="/wiki/Hagenbeck-Wallace" class="mw-redirect" title="Hagenbeck-Wallace">Hagenbeck-Wallace</a> circus as a clown. It was there that he first began performing as "Weary Willie," a sad-faced character who would become known around the world. After performing with the <a href="/wiki/Cole_Bros._Circus" title="Cole Bros. Circus">Cole Bros. Circus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ringling_Bros._and_Barnum_%26_Bailey" class="mw-redirect" title="Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey">Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey</a> Kelly took the character to <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a> where he appeared in numerous films and on network television programs and advertisements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honors">Honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 9, 1956 the Kelly family visited Houston when the town renamed the open area where the "Old Settlers Reunion" had taken place "Emmett Kelly Park" in his honor.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nineteen years later Kelly returned to Houston for a final time when Governor <a href="/wiki/Kit_Bond" title="Kit Bond">Kit Bond</a> recognized Houston's former resident by declaring October 9, 1975 as "Emmett Kelly Day" in Missouri. Since then, the annual "Emmett Kelly Clown Festival" has attracted clowns from across the region, including Kelly's grandson, Joey Kelly, who returned to perform as a special guest in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the festival ended its original 21-year run in May 2008, it returned in April 2022 when Kelly's daughter, Stasia, was presented with a key to the city. </p><p>Kelly was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Circus_Ring_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Circus Ring of Fame">Circus Ring of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota, Florida</a> in 1988<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/International_Circus_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="International Circus Hall of Fame">International Circus Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/Peru,_Indiana" title="Peru, Indiana">Peru, Indiana</a> in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 1, 1996, a bust of Kelly was dedicated in the "Hall of Famous Missourians" at the state capitol in <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri" title="Jefferson City, Missouri">Jefferson City, Missouri</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Houston is located in the Missouri <a href="/wiki/Ozarks" title="Ozarks">Ozarks</a> in central Texas County, at the intersection of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_63_in_Missouri" title="U.S. Route 63 in Missouri">U.S. Route 63</a> and <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Route_17" title="Missouri Route 17">Missouri Route 17</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cabool,_Missouri" title="Cabool, Missouri">Cabool</a> is approximately 15 miles to the southwest and <a href="/wiki/Licking,_Missouri" title="Licking, Missouri">Licking</a> about 12 miles to the northeast on route 63.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 3.64 square miles (9.43 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Houston is the second-largest city in Texas County, behind Cabool. The town is located south of <a href="/wiki/Rolla,_Missouri" title="Rolla, Missouri">Rolla</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Houston, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">97<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #DC0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">111<br />(44) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">107<br />(42) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">106<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95<br />(35) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #DC0000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">111<br />(44) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.5<br />(5.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.5<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.8<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.5<br />(19.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.3<br />(24.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.6<br />(28.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.1<br />(30.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.2<br />(30.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.1<br />(26.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.5<br />(20.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.1<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.7<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66.2<br />(19.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.4<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.6<br />(3.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.1<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.4<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.8<br />(18.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.9<br />(22.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.9<br />(24.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.6<br />(24.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.0<br />(20.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.8<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.0<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.7<br />(2.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">55.9<br />(13.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #CFCFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(−4.3) </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(−2.3) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.5<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.2<br />(12.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.2<br />(17.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.7<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.0<br />(18.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.8<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.1<br />(7.3) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.9<br />(2.2) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(−2.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">45.6<br />(7.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #1F1FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−34<br />(−37) </td> <td style="background: #2929FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−31<br />(−35) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15<br />(−9) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(−5) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(−18) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−15<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #1F1FFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−34<br />(−37) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #96FF96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.74<br />(70) </td> <td style="background: #96FF96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.51<br />(64) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.79<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #39FF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.03<br />(128) </td> <td style="background: #31FF31; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.43<br />(138) </td> <td style="background: #5AFF5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.22<br />(107) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.76<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.27<br />(108) </td> <td style="background: #5BFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.17<br />(106) </td> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.53<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #52FF52; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.39<br />(112) </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.95<br />(75) </td> <td style="background: #68FF68; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">46.79<br />(1,188) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(0.76) </td> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7<br />(1.8) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3.7<br />(9.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.0 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.4 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6 </td> <td style="background: #A4A4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.3 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.0 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">97.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.5 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0 </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCEI_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCEI-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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.us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>191</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>355</td><td></td><td>85.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>514</td><td></td><td>44.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>644</td><td></td><td>25.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>772</td><td></td><td>19.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>690</td><td></td><td>−10.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>820</td><td></td><td>18.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,277</td><td></td><td>55.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>1,660</td><td></td><td>30.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>2,178</td><td></td><td>31.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>2,157</td><td></td><td>−1.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>2,118</td><td></td><td>−1.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>1,992</td><td></td><td>−5.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>2,081</td><td></td><td>4.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>2,079</td><td></td><td>−0.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 2,081 people, 935 households, and 513 families living in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 571.7 inhabitants per square mile (220.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 291.2 per square mile (112.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.5% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.9% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.2% of the population. </p><p>There were 935 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.78. </p><p>The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.0% male and 56.0% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 1,992 people, 904 households, and 536 families living in the city. The population density was 559.8 inhabitants per square mile (216.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,042 housing units at an average density of 292.8 per square mile (113.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 96.13% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.20% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.80% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.30% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.35% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 2.21% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.46% of the population. </p><p>There were 904 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.67. </p><p>In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.1 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $20,886, and the median income for a family was $28,798. Males had a median income of $26,371 versus $17,500 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $14,977. About 20.6% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Houston R-I School District operates one elementary school, one middle school, and <a href="/wiki/Houston_High_School_(Houston,_Missouri)" title="Houston High School (Houston, Missouri)">Houston High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Houston has a <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a>, a branch of the Texas County Library.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston,_Missouri&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2394426">U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houston, Missouri</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer">"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"</a>. 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title="Licking, Missouri">Licking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Grove,_Missouri" title="Mountain Grove, Missouri">Mountain Grove</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summersville,_Missouri" title="Summersville, Missouri">Summersville</a>‡</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Missouri highlighting Texas County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg/75px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg/113px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg.png 1.5x, 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boone_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Boone Township, Texas County, Missouri">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burdine_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Burdine Township, Texas County, Missouri">Burdine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Carroll Township, Texas County, Missouri">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cass_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Cass Township, Texas County, Missouri">Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Clinton Township, Texas County, Missouri">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Current_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Current Township, Texas County, Missouri">Current</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Date_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Date Township, Texas County, Missouri">Date</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Jackson Township, Texas County, Missouri">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynch_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Lynch Township, Texas County, Missouri">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Morris Township, Texas County, Missouri">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Ozark Township, Texas County, Missouri">Ozark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierce_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Pierce Township, Texas County, Missouri">Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piney_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Piney Township, Texas County, Missouri">Piney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roubidoux_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Roubidoux Township, Texas County, Missouri">Roubidoux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sargent_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Sargent Township, Texas County, Missouri">Sargent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherrill_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Sherrill Township, Texas County, Missouri">Sherrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton_Township,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Upton Township, Texas County, Missouri">Upton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alice,_Missouri" title="Alice, Missouri">Alice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arroll,_Missouri" title="Arroll, Missouri">Arroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Creek,_Missouri" title="Ashley Creek, Missouri">Ashley Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bado,_Missouri" title="Bado, Missouri">Bado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bendavis,_Missouri" title="Bendavis, Missouri">Bendavis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Creek,_Missouri" title="Big Creek, Missouri">Big Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bucyrus,_Missouri" title="Bucyrus, Missouri">Bucyrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clara,_Missouri" title="Clara, Missouri">Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Springs,_Missouri" title="Clear Springs, Missouri">Clear Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dent,_Missouri" title="Dent, Missouri">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunn,_Missouri" title="Dunn, Missouri">Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dykes,_Missouri" title="Dykes, Missouri">Dykes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Creek,_Missouri" title="Elk Creek, Missouri">Elk Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Prairie,_Missouri" title="Ellis Prairie, Missouri">Ellis Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth,_Missouri" title="Ellsworth, Missouri">Ellsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eunice,_Missouri" title="Eunice, Missouri">Eunice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evening_Shade,_Missouri" title="Evening Shade, Missouri">Evening Shade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fowler,_Missouri" title="Fowler, Missouri">Fowler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guild,_Missouri" title="Guild, Missouri">Guild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartshorn,_Missouri" title="Hartshorn, Missouri">Hartshorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huggins,_Missouri" title="Huggins, Missouri">Huggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimble,_Missouri" title="Kimble, Missouri">Kimble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinderpost,_Missouri" title="Kinderpost, Missouri">Kinderpost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladd,_Missouri" title="Ladd, Missouri">Ladd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lundy,_Missouri" title="Lundy, Missouri">Lundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahan,_Missouri" title="Mahan, Missouri">Mahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maples,_Missouri" title="Maples, Missouri">Maples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchells_Corner,_Missouri" title="Mitchells Corner, Missouri">Mitchells Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nile,_Missouri" title="Nile, Missouri">Nile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar,_Missouri" title="Oscar, Missouri">Oscar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Ridge,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Pleasant Ridge, Texas County, Missouri">Pleasant Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prescott,_Missouri" title="Prescott, Missouri">Prescott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roby,_Missouri" title="Roby, Missouri">Roby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa,_Missouri" title="Samoa, Missouri">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sargent,_Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Sargent, Texas County, Missouri">Sargent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherrill,_Missouri" title="Sherrill, Missouri">Sherrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simmons,_Missouri" title="Simmons, Missouri">Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solo,_Missouri" title="Solo, Missouri">Solo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stultz,_Missouri" title="Stultz, Missouri">Stultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Success,_Missouri" title="Success, Missouri">Success</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrone,_Missouri" title="Tyrone, Missouri">Tyrone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton,_Missouri" title="Upton, Missouri">Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vada,_Missouri" title="Vada, Missouri">Vada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varvol,_Missouri" title="Varvol, Missouri">Varvol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venable,_Missouri" title="Venable, Missouri">Venable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon,_Missouri" title="Yukon, Missouri">Yukon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edanville,_Missouri" title="Edanville, Missouri">Edanville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravel_Point,_Missouri" title="Gravel Point, Missouri">Gravel Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grogan,_Missouri" title="Grogan, Missouri">Grogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hattie,_Missouri" title="Hattie, Missouri">Hattie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Missouri" title="Hazleton, Missouri">Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurst,_Missouri" title="Hurst, Missouri">Hurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa,_Missouri" title="Louisa, Missouri">Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagle,_Missouri" title="Nagle, Missouri">Nagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plum_Valley,_Missouri" title="Plum Valley, Missouri">Plum Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raftville,_Missouri" title="Raftville, Missouri">Raftville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roubidoux,_Missouri" title="Roubidoux, Missouri">Roubidoux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turley,_Missouri" title="Turley, Missouri">Turley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Missouri_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Missouri (state)"><span>Missouri portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="County_seats_in_Missouri" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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href="/wiki/Ava,_Missouri" title="Ava, Missouri">Ava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton,_Missouri" title="Benton, Missouri">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethany,_Missouri" title="Bethany, Missouri">Bethany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomfield,_Missouri" title="Bloomfield, Missouri">Bloomfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivar,_Missouri" title="Bolivar, Missouri">Bolivar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boonville,_Missouri" title="Boonville, Missouri">Boonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Missouri" title="Bowling Green, Missouri">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_Missouri" title="Buffalo, Missouri">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler,_Missouri" title="Butler, Missouri">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California,_Missouri" title="California, Missouri">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camdenton,_Missouri" title="Camdenton, Missouri">Camdenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrollton,_Missouri" title="Carrollton, Missouri">Carrollton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carthage,_Missouri" title="Carthage, Missouri">Carthage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caruthersville,_Missouri" title="Caruthersville, Missouri">Caruthersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassville,_Missouri" title="Cassville, Missouri">Cassville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centerville,_Missouri" title="Centerville, Missouri">Centerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Missouri" title="Charleston, Missouri">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chillicothe,_Missouri" title="Chillicothe, Missouri">Chillicothe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_Missouri" title="Clayton, Missouri">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Missouri" title="Clinton, Missouri">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doniphan,_Missouri" title="Doniphan, Missouri">Doniphan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Missouri" title="Edina, Missouri">Edina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eminence,_Missouri" title="Eminence, Missouri">Eminence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Missouri" title="Farmington, Missouri">Farmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette,_Missouri" title="Fayette, Missouri">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth,_Missouri" title="Forsyth, Missouri">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fredericktown,_Missouri" title="Fredericktown, Missouri">Fredericktown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton,_Missouri" title="Fulton, Missouri">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Missouri" title="Gainesville, Missouri">Gainesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galena,_Missouri" title="Galena, Missouri">Galena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin,_Missouri" title="Gallatin, Missouri">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_City,_Missouri" title="Grant City, Missouri">Grant City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenfield,_Missouri" title="Greenfield, Missouri">Greenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Missouri" title="Greenville, Missouri">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonville,_Missouri" title="Harrisonville, Missouri">Harrisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartville,_Missouri" title="Hartville, Missouri">Hartville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermann,_Missouri" title="Hermann, Missouri">Hermann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermitage,_Missouri" title="Hermitage, Missouri">Hermitage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Missouri" title="Hillsboro, Missouri">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Missouri" title="Huntsville, Missouri">Huntsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ironton,_Missouri" title="Ironton, Missouri">Ironton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Missouri" title="Jackson, Missouri">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri" title="Jefferson City, Missouri">Jefferson City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahoka,_Missouri" title="Kahoka, Missouri">Kahoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennett,_Missouri" title="Kennett, Missouri">Kennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keytesville,_Missouri" title="Keytesville, Missouri">Keytesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Missouri" title="Kingston, Missouri">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirksville,_Missouri" title="Kirksville, Missouri">Kirksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar,_Missouri" title="Lamar, Missouri">Lamar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Missouri" title="Lancaster, Missouri">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Missouri" title="Lebanon, Missouri">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Missouri" title="Lexington, Missouri">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty,_Missouri" title="Liberty, Missouri">Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linn,_Missouri" title="Linn, Missouri">Linn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linneus,_Missouri" title="Linneus, Missouri">Linneus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon,_Missouri" title="Macon, Missouri">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Hill,_Missouri" title="Marble Hill, Missouri">Marble Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall,_Missouri" title="Marshall, Missouri">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshfield,_Missouri" title="Marshfield, Missouri">Marshfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryville,_Missouri" title="Maryville, Missouri">Maryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maysville,_Missouri" title="Maysville, Missouri">Maysville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Missouri" title="Memphis, Missouri">Memphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico,_Missouri" title="Mexico, Missouri">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milan,_Missouri" title="Milan, Missouri">Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_City,_Missouri" title="Montgomery City, Missouri">Montgomery City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monticello,_Missouri" title="Monticello, Missouri">Monticello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Missouri" title="Mount Vernon, Missouri">Mount Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neosho,_Missouri" title="Neosho, Missouri">Neosho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada,_Missouri" title="Nevada, Missouri">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_London,_Missouri" title="New London, Missouri">New London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Madrid,_Missouri" title="New Madrid, Missouri">New Madrid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon,_Missouri" title="Oregon, Missouri">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola,_Missouri" title="Osceola, Missouri">Osceola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark,_Missouri" title="Ozark, Missouri">Ozark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmyra,_Missouri" title="Palmyra, Missouri">Palmyra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Missouri" title="Paris, Missouri">Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perryville,_Missouri" title="Perryville, Missouri">Perryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_Missouri" title="Pineville, Missouri">Pineville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platte_City,_Missouri" title="Platte City, Missouri">Platte City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plattsburg,_Missouri" title="Plattsburg, Missouri">Plattsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poplar_Bluff,_Missouri" title="Poplar Bluff, Missouri">Poplar Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potosi,_Missouri" title="Potosi, Missouri">Potosi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Missouri" title="Princeton, Missouri">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Missouri" title="Richmond, Missouri">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Port,_Missouri" title="Rock Port, Missouri">Rock Port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolla,_Missouri" title="Rolla, Missouri">Rolla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph,_Missouri" title="St. Joseph, Missouri">St. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Missouri" title="Salem, Missouri">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Missouri" title="Savannah, Missouri">Savannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sedalia,_Missouri" title="Sedalia, Missouri">Sedalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Missouri" title="Shelbyville, Missouri">Shelbyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ste._Genevieve,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelville,_Missouri" title="Steelville, Missouri">Steelville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockton,_Missouri" title="Stockton, Missouri">Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_Missouri" title="Trenton, Missouri">Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Missouri" title="Troy, Missouri">Troy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuscumbia,_Missouri" title="Tuscumbia, Missouri">Tuscumbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union,_Missouri" title="Union, Missouri">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unionville,_Missouri" title="Unionville, Missouri">Unionville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Buren,_Missouri" title="Van Buren, Missouri">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Versailles,_Missouri" title="Versailles, Missouri">Versailles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vienna,_Missouri" title="Vienna, Missouri">Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrensburg,_Missouri" title="Warrensburg, Missouri">Warrensburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrenton,_Missouri" 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