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Welcome to Christian County ...

Time Zone: Christian County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ozark is the Seat for Christian County.

Christian County was founded in 1859. Christian was created by taking area from Greene, Taney and Webster Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Christian had a population of 88,595 people. This is an increase of 13.82% since the last Census (which gave a population of 77,841 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Christian represented 1.3% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Christian County:

  • Billings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Billings is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
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  • Clever
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clever is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
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  • Fremont Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Highlandville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
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  • Ozark
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
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  • Republic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Republic is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
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  • Saddlebrooke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
    • Saddlebrooke village
  • Sparta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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