Community Profile

City Facts

  • Founded: 1839
  • Incorporated: 1878
  • Population
    • Neosho: 12,590
    • Newton County: 58,114
  • Government Type: Home Rule
  • City Manager: David Kennedy
  • Mayor: Richard Davidson
  • Labor Force: 30,382 (Newton County)
  • Industrial Park: 1,000 acres of developed industrial land located in the Missouri Enterprise Zone
  • Mission Statement: "Providing our citizens with a safe, peaceful, thriving environment while blending our historic past into a brighter future."