Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Sarcoxie was platted in the early 1830s, and it was originally called Centerville from its location upon Center Creek. In 1839, the settlement was renamed in honor of Sarcoxie, a chief of the Delaware Indians who had settled near a spring in the present town limits.
Sarcoxie was once the strawberry capital of the world and still is the peony capital of the world, and home to Gilbert H. Wild, one of America's largest growers of daylilies, iris, and peonies. Sarcoxie once had its own currency that had a picture of a strawberry on one side.
During the start of the Civil War in 1861, Franz Sigel's independent command passed through Sarcoxie on June 28 before attempting to attack the separated commands of Sterling Price and Missouri Governor and General Claiborne Fox Jackson. Price was rumored to be at Pool's Prairie, moving to the Confederate forces in Northwest Arkansas.
The Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District and the nearby Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Missouri.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,330 people, 526 households, and 350 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 615 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 0.2% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 526 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the city was 38.9 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census-->
Sarcoxie has a lending library, the Sarcoxie Public Library.
Flag proposal
In June of 2024, a flag proposal was made for the city. The flag is a reversed "French-like" tri-color with the seal of the city in the middle.
The proposal has not been recognized by the city yet but has been by a large amount of people. Until then, there is no official flag yet for the city of Sarcoxie.
Two designs were made with the same layout and colors, but different coat of arms. One with the city's official seal and one with a strawberry and the text "City of Sarcoxie" on top and "In God We Trust" on the bottom.
Notable people
- Lloyd Spencer (1893–1981), U.S. senator from Arkansas
- Gene Taylor (1928–1998), U.S. representative from Missouri
See also
- KCKJ
References
External links
- City of Sarcoxie
- Historic maps of Sarcoxie in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri