Mountain View is a city in northeastern Howell County,

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, United States. The population was 2,533 at the 2020 census.

History

Mountain View was

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ted in 1888, and named for the panoramic views had from the elevated town site. A post office called Mountain View has been in operation since 1879.

Geography

Mountain View is located in the Missouri

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in northeastern Howell County. The city is on

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approximately 13 miles east of Willow Springs and 11 miles west of

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in adjacent Shannon County. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Climate

The climate is humid continental of the warm summer (

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: ''Dfa'') or

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if considering the -3 °C isotherm (

: ''Cfa''). Summers can sometimes be quite hot, but winters are relatively cold. On the 0 °C isotherm is the urban area located on a more southerly plain where you can find of the first climatic type mentioned above in

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(between 36 and 37 °N). The annual average temperature is 55.4 °F (13 °C). July, warmer month has an average of 77.2 °F (25.1 °C) and January the coldest month has an average temperature of 31.5 °F (-0.3 °C), slightly below the

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and therefore written with "D" in the climatic scheme. The average annual rainfall falls to 43.8 inches (1113 mm), with the wettest months (4.7 inches or 120 mm) in April and May, and January being the driest (2.2 inches or 55 mm).

2024 Tornado

On May 26, 2024, a low end EF3 hit the northern side of Mountain View, severely damaging 3 houses and destroying a manufactured home. 1 injury was recorded.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,719 people, 1,151 households, and 690 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.57%

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, 0.07%

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, 0.51% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population. There were 1,151 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were

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living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the city was 39 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 21.5% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.3% male and 54.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,430 people, 1,051 households, and 649 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,176 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.27%

, 1.07% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.08%

, 0.33% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population. There were 1,051 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were

living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city the population consisted of 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,308, and the median income for a family was $28,239. Males had a median income of $20,104 versus $17,727 for females. The

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for the city was $14,022. About 19.3% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the

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, including 41.6% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District operates three schools in the city: Mountain View Elementary School, Liberty Middle School, and Liberty Sr. High School. Mountain View is home to an extension of

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. Mountain View has a lending library, the Mountain View Public Library.

Notable people

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, Former NFL player for the

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* Randle Chowning, singer-songwriter, founding member of the

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, former CEO of Walmart

References

External links

City of Mountain View
* Historic maps of Mountain View in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection
at the

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