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Branson
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town in Taney County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Counties
- Taney , Stone
- Incorporated
- April 1, 1912
- Named after
- Reuben Branson
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Larry Milton
- City
- 21.469 sq mi (55.604 km )
- Land
- 21.343 sq mi (55.279 km )
- Water
- 0.125 sq mi (0.325 km ) 0.59%
- Elevation
- 965 ft (294 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 12,869
- Density
- 592.13/sq mi (228.62/km )
- Urban
- 28,640
- Metro
- 56,744
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 65615, 65616
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Branson is a resort city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County. Branson is in the Ozark Mountains. The community was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s. The population was 12,638 at the 2020 census, which constitutes nearly one fourth of the Taney County population.
Branson has long been a popular destination for vacationers from Missouri and around the country. The collection of entertainment theaters along 76 Country Boulevard (and to a lesser extent along Shepherd of the Hills Expressway), including Dolly Parton's Stampede, has increased Branson's popularity as a tourist destination. Branson is the site of the Branson Cross, the largest cross monument in North America.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Branson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.