Stockton, Missouri

Stockton was platted in 1846.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n41 273]}} It was originally named Lancaster, but was renamed Fremont in 1847 in honor of John C. Frémont.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cedar.html| title=Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date=17 September 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071409/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cedar.html| archive-date=24 June 2016}} In 1857 it was renamed again, in honor of Robert F. Stockton.{{cite news|title=Disappearing Missouri Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=March 19, 1911|page=15|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = August 15, 2014 }} {{Open access}}

The Stockton Community Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2|abbr=}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}

The town lies just west of the Stockton Lake dam,Stocton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1982 rev) approximately {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=}} northwest of Springfield.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 51-2 {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}

{{Weather box

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| location = Stockton, Missouri (Stockton Dam) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present)

| Jan record high F = 74

| Feb record high F = 80

| Mar record high F = 87

| Apr record high F = 96

| May record high F = 93

| Jun record high F = 104

| Jul record high F = 108

| Aug record high F = 109

| Sep record high F = 106

| Oct record high F = 92

| Nov record high F = 83

| Dec record high F = 78

| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 65.2

|Feb avg record high F = 69.8

|Mar avg record high F = 77.5

|Apr avg record high F = 82.6

|May avg record high F = 87.8

|Jun avg record high F = 93.5

|Jul avg record high F = 98.0

|Aug avg record high F = 99.2

|Sep avg record high F = 93.5

|Oct avg record high F = 85.4

|Nov avg record high F = 74.8

|Dec avg record high F = 66.1

|year avg record high F = 100.4

| Jan high F = 43.0

| Feb high F = 48.4

| Mar high F = 57.9

| Apr high F = 67.9

| May high F = 76.3

| Jun high F = 85.1

| Jul high F = 90.0

| Aug high F = 89.8

| Sep high F = 81.9

| Oct high F = 70.6

| Nov high F = 58.0

| Dec high F = 47.3

| year high F = 68.0

| Jan mean F = 33.1

| Feb mean F = 37.5

| Mar mean F = 46.7

| Apr mean F = 56.5

| May mean F = 66.2

| Jun mean F = 75.5

| Jul mean F = 80.1

| Aug mean F = 79.0

| Sep mean F = 70.8

| Oct mean F = 59.2

| Nov mean F = 47.7

| Dec mean F = 37.8

| year mean F = 57.5

| Jan low F = 23.3

| Feb low F = 26.6

| Mar low F = 35.4

| Apr low F = 45.1

| May low F = 56.2

| Jun low F = 66.0

| Jul low F = 70.1

| Aug low F = 68.2

| Sep low F = 59.7

| Oct low F = 47.9

| Nov low F = 37.4

| Dec low F = 28.3

| year low F = 47.0

|Jan avg record low F = 3.0

|Feb avg record low F = 9.4

|Mar avg record low F = 18.0

|Apr avg record low F = 29.9

|May avg record low F = 40.2

|Jun avg record low F = 53.6

|Jul avg record low F = 59.7

|Aug avg record low F = 57.0

|Sep avg record low F = 43.8

|Oct avg record low F = 30.4

|Nov avg record low F = 20.6

|Dec avg record low F = 9.5

|year avg record low F = -1.6

| Jan record low F = -16

| Feb record low F = -15

| Mar record low F = -2

| Apr record low F = 19

| May record low F = 30

| Jun record low F = 42

| Jul record low F = 47

| Aug record low F = 47

| Sep record low F = 29

| Oct record low F = 19

| Nov record low F = 5

| Dec record low F = -18

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| Jan precipitation inch = 1.95

| Feb precipitation inch = 2.15

| Mar precipitation inch = 3.06

| Apr precipitation inch = 4.82

| May precipitation inch = 5.90

| Jun precipitation inch = 5.14

| Jul precipitation inch = 4.32

| Aug precipitation inch = 3.63

| Sep precipitation inch = 4.13

| Oct precipitation inch = 3.88

| Nov precipitation inch = 3.38

| Dec precipitation inch = 2.52

| year precipitation inch = 44.88

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 7.0

| Feb precipitation days = 6.7

| Mar precipitation days = 9.4

| Apr precipitation days = 10.5

| May precipitation days = 11.7

| Jun precipitation days = 10.8

| Jul precipitation days = 8.6

| Aug precipitation days = 7.4

| Sep precipitation days = 7.2

| Oct precipitation days = 9.2

| Nov precipitation days = 8.3

| Dec precipitation days = 6.1

| year precipitation days = 102.9

| Jan snow inch = 3.9

| Feb snow inch = 1.0

| Mar snow inch = 1.4

| Apr snow inch = 0.0

| May snow inch = 0.0

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 0.0

| Nov snow inch = 0.2

| Dec snow inch = 0.4

| year snow inch = 6.9

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 1.4

| Feb snow days = 0.8

| Mar snow days = 0.3

| Apr snow days = 0.0

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.0

| Nov snow days = 0.2

| Dec snow days = 1.0

| year snow days = 3.7

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{{US Census population

|1880= 407

|1890= 508

|1900= 555

|1910= 590

|1920= 696

|1930= 647

|1940= 801

|1950= 811

|1960= 838

|1970= 1063

|1980= 1432

|1990= 1579

|2000= 1960

|2010= 1819

|2020= 1683

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-07-08}} of 2010, there were 1,819 people, 774 households, and 470 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|866.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 949 housing units at an average density of {{convert|451.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 774 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 43.7 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,960 people, 814 households, and 473 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|921.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 968 housing units at an average density of {{convert|455.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.66% White, 0.41% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 814 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,353, and the median income for a family was $34,427. Males had a median income of $22,574 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,540. About 7.0% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Stockton R-I School District operates one elementary school, one middle school and Stockton High School.{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/stockton/stockton-r_i-school-district/ | title=Stockton R-I School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=1 June 2019}}

The town has a lending library, a branch of the Cedar County Library District.{{cite web | url=http://cedarcountylibrary.org/about-us/ | title=About us | publisher=Cedar County Library | access-date=1 June 2019}}

• Emil Liston (1890–1949), basketball coach and administrator, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

• Historic maps of Stockton in the [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723065708/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm |date=July 23, 2013 }} at the University of Missouri

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