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Carytown
Missouricity
Carytown
Total population
365
Median home value
$291,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$78,500
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 18 at 1:32PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Carytown is a village in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 287 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
A post office called Carytown was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1901. The community has the name of the Cary family, original owners of the site.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Carytown, MO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,099
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,082
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves3,760
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,408
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,069
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,998
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,945
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,520
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · CARTHAGE · 1,610 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTERElementary · CARTHAGE · 772 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGHMiddle · CARTHAGE · 752 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · CARTHAGE · 406 students · 10.7:1 ratio
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.Elementary · CARTHAGE · 379 students · 10.2:1 ratio
- STEADLEY ELEM.Elementary · CARTHAGE · 362 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · CARTHAGE · 359 students · 11.6:1 ratio
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · WEBB CITY · 277 students · 16.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Missouri
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 114 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 120 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 172 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 198 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 200 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 200 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 206 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 214 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET