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A post office called Sparta has been in operation since 1876. [4] The city's name is a transfer from Sparta, Tennessee. [5] Sparta got rail service when a subsidiary of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco) extended a line from Ozark, Missouri to Chadwick, Missouri in the Spring of 1883. [6]
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
Sparta was originally called Benton, and under the latter name was platted in 1840. [2] A post office called Sparta was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1865. [3] The community held the county seat until about 1846. [2]
Sparta R-III School District is a public school district in Sparta, Missouri, United States. In November, 2009, voters approved two bond issues to finance construction of an $8 million high school. The high school was completed in late 2011.
The Springfield, Missouri, metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Springfield, the state's third largest city. [2] Other primary population centers in the metro area include Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Bolivar, Marshfield and Willard.
Buchanan County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 84,793. [1] Its county seat is St. Joseph. [2] When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts.
Randolph County is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri.As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,716. [1] Its county seat is Huntsville. [2] The county was organized January 22, 1829, and named for U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia.
Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri.As of the 2020 census, its population was 88,842.Its county seat is Ozark. [2] The county was organized in 1859 and is named after Christian County, Kentucky, which in turn is named for William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War.