Nixa, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Garden Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65714. The Survey maps it on the Nixa quadrangle. 23,257 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,296 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNixa grew from 19,022 to 23,257 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,022 | |
| 2020 | 23,257 | +4,235 (+22%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Nixa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Nixa quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Nixa between 1993 and 2014, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nixa: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Midland Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 140 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nixa in 140 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 67 thunderstorm wind, 46 hail, 16 flash flood, 5 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Nixa | $250,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a brief, weak EF-0 tornado began at 9:30 AM near Eaglecrest St. The tornado damaged an auto repair shop with partial roof removal and wall collapse. The tornado path was intermittent to the northeast crossing Highway 160 before lifting near a storage shed business where awning damage occurred and a travel trailer was overturned. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Nixa | $250,000 | Sleepy Hollow Road and Crane Road had up to 3 feet of water over the roadway. |
| March 2011 | Lightning | Nixa | $250,000 | KY3-TV reported a home completely destroyed by fire likely caused by a lightning strike. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $240,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Flood | Nixa | $100,000 | Several business near the James River were flooded by the flood waters near the Christian County and Greene County line. A nursery lost over 150 trees and shrubs. The nursery had flood damage to their buildings. A baseball field complex nearby had damage to fencing and the baseball fields as well as cleanup. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $100,000 | A tree was blown down in a yard near Highway 14 and Carlyle Street along with numerous other trees down across the city of Nixa and Ozark. A firework vendor in Ozark had their tent blown down and their firework inventory ruined. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Nixa | $100,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado touched down along the northwestern edge of Nixa and tracked to near Highway 160 between Tracker Road and Highway CC. Wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph which damaged more than a dozen homes. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $50,000 | Numerous reports were received of minor roof damage to homes, including one report of a roof blown off a home. There were numerous reports of trees blown down or damage across the county. Security camera video showed minor roof damage at a local school. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $30,000 | A fireworks tent was blown over in Nixa. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $20,000 | A tree was reported down on a home causing minor roof damage. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $20,000 | A large tree was down on a home causing minor damage. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | $15,000 | Social media report of tennis ball size hail. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $15,000 | Report of 2 inch limbs down in Nixa. There were also over 1000 homes without power in Christian County. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $15,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $10,000 | Two Walnut trees with 3-4 foot diameter were blown over. A chimney was also blown over onto a neighboring house. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Nixa | $10,000 | The gas station at the intersection of Highway 14 and 160 had two inches of water inside the business. |
| April 2009 | Lightning | Nixa | $10,000 | Law enforcement determined that lightning struck a brick mailbox causing bricks to scatter. One brick was thrown though a window of a house while a couple of vehicles were damaged. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Nixa | $7,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | A tree fell on a mobile home. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | Lots of tree limbs down a few trees toppled, and power outages. Anemometer and outdoor weather station measured a 79 mph wind gust. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | A power pole was reported down and blocking Main Street. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | A roof was partially blown off a home and several fences were blown down on Highway M near Nixa. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were reported down on social media. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over trees and power lines along Tracker Road. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | Downburst winds downed trees and caused roof and window damage to a home in Nixa. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | A microburst downed several large trees and fences in the city of Nixa. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $5,000 | The county sheriff reported a car port was blown off a house. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gust downed a tree across power lines on Missouri Street in southeast Nixa. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | Tree down on Tennis St in Christian County. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | A tree fell down blocking the roadway. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | A tree was hanging over a roadway in Nixa. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | A large fireworks tent near Highway 160 and Highway 14 was partially collapsed from high winds. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | Multiple 4-6 inch tree limbs were down on Bennett Street and a 10 inch limb was down on a house on Park Street in Nixa. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | Multiple large tree limbs were blown down. An amateur radio antenna was destroyed near Nixa. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $1,000 | The public reported a large tree blown down at the intersection of Nicholas and McKenzie Way. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Nixa | $750 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | $500 | A large tree limb was downed near Nixa. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Nixa | $50 | The county sheriff reported a car port was blown off a house. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Nixa | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Nixa | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Nixa | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | - | A wind gust of 88 mph was measured by personal equipment. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Nixa | - | Hail to the size of half dollars fell just west of Nixa. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Nixa | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell on the east side of Nixa. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Social media report of golf ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Report of quarter size hail in Nixa. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Report of ping pong ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Social media report of hen egg size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Report of half dollar size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nixa | - | Social media report of quarter size hail in Nixa. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Nixa | - | Tracker Road was flooded and impassable at a low water area due to heavy rainfall. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Nixa | - | The James River flooded into Carson's Nursery and the surrounding fields and wooded areas. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Nixa | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Nixa | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixa | - | Several trees, including a 60 foot tall oaks tree was reported down. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Nixa | - | Tracker Road just west of Highway 160 was closed at a low water area due to flooding. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Nixa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q924239 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723380. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







