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Neosho
Also known as Neosho, Missouri, Neosho, MO
city in and county seat of Newton County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Newton
- Incorporated
- August 20, 1847, again in 1878
- Type
- Council-Manager
- City manager
- David Kennedy (interim)
- Total
- 15.78 sq mi (40.86 km )
- Land
- 15.75 sq mi (40.80 km )
- Water
- 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft (316 m)
- Density
- 799.3/sq mi (308.61/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
~40 min read
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Neosho (/niːˈoʊʃoʊ/; originally Siouan pronunciation: [niˈoʒo] or Siouan pronunciation: [niˈoʒu]) is the most populous city in and the county seat of Newton County, Missouri, United States. With a population of 12,590 as of the 2020 census, the city is a part of the Joplin metropolitan area, a region with an estimated 176,849 residents, as of 2011. Neosho lies on the western edge of the Ozarks, in the far southwest of the state.
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