Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Republic, MO

Republic was incorporated in 1871 as a railroad village along the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, after settlement shifted away from the nearby community of Little York, which the rail line bypassed.

Republic's early growth hinged on its depot — residents raised $1,000 by public subscription to build a train depot in the town after the railroad initially provided no station there.

In 2005, Republic consolidated with the neighboring Village of Brookline after voters in both communities approved the merger, though Brookline kept its own post office and ZIP code, 65619.

Republic had a population of 18,750 at the 2020 census, up 27.1% from 2010, making it one of Missouri's fastest-growing cities and the second-largest city in Greene County.

Republic had 7,080 households at the 2020 census, and 40.2% of them had children under the age of 18 — a notably family-heavy share.

Republic straddles two counties, with most of the city in Greene County and the rest in Christian County, southwest of Springfield.

The Battle of Wilson's Creek was fought just outside Republic in 1861 — the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River, a Southern victory in which Nathaniel Lyon became the first Union general killed in action in the war; the site is now Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.

Republic is served by the Republic R-III School District, whose schools include Republic High School, Republic Middle School, and five elementary schools.

Ozarks Technical Community College opened its Republic Center in August 2020, giving the city its own higher-education campus.

Republic sits on U.S. Highway 60 with Interstate 44 skirting its northern edge, and the BNSF Railway's Cherokee Subdivision still runs through the community on the Tulsa-to-Memphis corridor.