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Noel, Missouri
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Location of Noel, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | McDonald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.37 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1,832 |
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1,807 |
| • Density | 903.95/sq mi (349.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
64854
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| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-52742 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0723397 |
Noel is a city in McDonald County, Missouri, United States, along the Elk River. The population was 1,832 at the 2010 census. It is located near the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan statistical area. There is a multi-ethnic Christian presence in Noel, made up of immigrants from the Pacific Islands, Myanmar, Mexico, and Sudan.
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History
A post office called Noel has been in operation since 1886. The community was named for C. W. and W. J. Noel, stockmen and owners of a saw mill.
Noel later capitalized on its Christmas-themed name, along with North Pole, Alaska, Christmas, Michigan, Santa Claus, Indiana and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Each year, tens of thousands of Christmas cards and letters are sent to the USPS Noel Post Office during the holiday season to be stamped with a postmark reading, "Noel, Mo. - 'The Christmas City in the Ozark Vacation Land.'" This practice became popular by the late 1940s when Kate Smith, a radio and television singer, began telling the "Noel Story" during her broadcasts.
Noel is home to a Tyson Foods plant, where chicken is processed for human consumption. By 2010, between 400 to 500 Somali refugees, and 60 and 70 Sudanese refugees, out of 1,800 residents, lived in the town, most of whom worked for Tyson Foods. In 2011, 130 Muslim employees stopped working temporarily after they were discouraged from praying five times a day for fear of low productivity. Tyson Foods later released a statement dismissing it as a cross-cultural misunderstanding.
A mosque was established in 2009, and a African Grocery Store which sells headscarves and rugs in 2010; both are located on the Main Street. In 2017, the Mayor, John Lafley, said the Muslim refugees, "want to practice their Sharia law here, and that's one thing the city won't tolerate".
Geography
Noel is located at 36°32′36″N 94°29′10″W / 36.54333°N 94.48611°W (36.543361, -94.486238).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.08 square miles (5.39 km2), of which, 2.00 square miles (5.18 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 324 | — | |
| 1930 | 431 | 33.0% | |
| 1940 | 515 | 19.5% | |
| 1950 | 685 | 33.0% | |
| 1960 | 736 | 7.4% | |
| 1970 | 924 | 25.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,161 | 25.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,169 | 0.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,480 | 26.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,832 | 23.8% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,807 | −1.4% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,832 people, 616 households, and 428 families residing in the village. The population density was 916.0 inhabitants per square mile (353.7/km2). There were 731 housing units at an average density of 365.5 per square mile (141.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 56.6% White, 5.0% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 2.9% Pacific Islander, 29.4% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.7% of the population.
There were 616 households, of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.5% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.43.
The median age in the village was 28.5 years. 31.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30% were from 25 to 44; 20% were from 45 to 64; and 6.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
Education
Public education in Noel is administered by McDonald County R-1 School District.
Noel has a public library, the Noel Community Branch Library.
See also
In Spanish: Noel (Misuri) para niños
