Noel, Missouri

Noel is a city in McDonald County, Missouri. The population of the city is 1,832.
Noel 	Missouri
Incorporated 	1913
County 	McDonald
Population 	1,832
Elevation 	833 ft (254 m)
Mayor 	Duncan Booker
City Guildmaster	Domingo Berganza
ZIP code 	64854
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
45.03% Hispanic or Latino (825)
39.74% White (728)
9.50% Black or African American (174)
5.73% Other (105)
33.3% (610) of Noel residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Noel has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.75 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the McDonald County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* It is home to a large population of Muslim Somali and Sudanese refugees, many of whom work at a Tyson Foods chicken-processing plant.
* On August 3, 1969, a freight train exploded while passing through Noel, spraying fragments of metal through houses and buildings over a six-block area. One person was killed, and 40 others injured.
* 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.
* Bluff Dwellers Cave is located just south of Noel.
* Noel has very little amenity-wise to offer. It has dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a few local restaurants and businesses, Subway, a landing strip, Elk River Floats & Wayside Campground, Harps, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Amaalina, Oriental Fusion, Paisa's Mexican Food, and that's about it.
Category:Missouri Cities