Gainesville

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Gainesville

Total population

1,010

Median home value

$119,500

15.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$32,391

Gainesville$32k

National$74k

Founded

1841

Elevation238 m

Land area7.44 km²

Weather65°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Coordinates36.61°, -92.42°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gainesville is a city in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 745 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ozark County.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Gainesville, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Pontiac
  11.7 mi away
• Ava
  27.6 mi away · pop. 3,045
• Pomona
  33.7 mi away
• Mansfield
  35.9 mi away
• Cabool
  40.1 mi away
• Brandsville
  40.5 mi away
• Kirbyville
  40.6 mi away
• Rockaway Beach
  41.2 mi away
• Merriam Woods
  42.2 mi away
• Koshkonong
  43.2 mi away
• Bull Creek
  43.7 mi away · pop. 421
• Hartville
  44.8 mi away

Browse all places in Missouri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gainesville

Carbon forms and functions in forest soils

Fla.) North American Forest Soils Conference (8th 1993 Gainesville · 1993

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

A history of Ozark County, 1841-1991

1991

America's top-rated cities

David Garoogian · 2003

America's 100 best places to retire

Annette Fuller · 2013

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 210 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 210 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 213 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 217 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 218 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 218 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 224 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 227 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

American lotus

Nelumbo lutea

Seen 2026-08-21

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Seen 2026-08-21

poke milkweed

Asclepias exaltata

Seen 2026-07-31

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Seen 2026-07-18

Green Lynx Spider

Peucetia viridans

Seen 2026-07-18

Widow Skimmer

Libellula luctuosa

Seen 2026-07-18

Silvery Checkerspot

Chlosyne nycteis

Seen 2026-07-18

False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus

Seen 2026-05-26

prairie dock

Silphium terebinthinaceum

Seen 2026-05-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).