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Neck City
Missouricity
Neck City
Total population
193
Median home value
$97,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$71,607
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
Neck City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Neck City had its start as a rough mining settlement called Hell's Neck. A post office called Neck was established in 1899, and the name was changed to Neck City in 1957. Neck City has been noted for its unusual place name.
Geography
Neck City is located between the Spring River and the North Fork Spring River approximately nine miles northwest of Carthage. The community of Purcell is one mile to the south. 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 Neck City, 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
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- WEBB CITY HIGHHigh · WEBB CITY · 1,349 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Carl Junction High SchoolHigh · Carl Junction · 960 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · Carl Junction · 777 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- WEBB CITY JR. HIGHMiddle · WEBB CITY · 732 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- WEBB CITY MIDDLEMiddle · WEBB CITY · 696 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · Carl Junction · 670 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Carl Junction Primary 2-3Elementary · Carl Junction · 517 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Carl Junction Jr. HighMiddle · Carl Junction · 501 students · 15.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Neck City



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 108 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 114 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 168 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 196 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 198 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 198 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 203 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 212 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET