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Golden City is a city in Golden City Township, Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 656 at the 2020 census.

Golden City city overview:
Name:	Golden City city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Barton County
Elevation:	1,060 ft (320 m)
Total Area:	1.04 sq mi (2.68 km²)
Land Area:	1.03 sq mi (2.68 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	656
Population Density:	633.82/sq mi (244.81/km²)
ZIP code:	64748
Area code:	417
FIPS code:	2927676
GNISfeature ID:	2394923
Website:	www.goldencitymo.com

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History

Golden City was established in 1867 as a stop on the Butterfield Stagecoach Line. It takes its name from a nearby area known as Golden Grove. In reality the diggings were done by Indians mining an outcropping of exceptionally fine flint. Another rumor for its naming stems from the Indian dig sites, early settlers thought the flint mines were Spanish gold mines. It was re-platted in 1870. The Golden City Herald served the community from 1881 until Dec. 28, 1972. Dellard Surbrugg published the newspaper and ran a commercial printing business from 1940 until he sold the paper to Gene Wotkiewicz, editor and publisher of the Lockwood Luminary.

2019 tornado

At approximately 9:30 PM on May 22, 2019, an EF-3 tornado struck the city. The storm killed three people and injured a few others. Many homes were unsalvageable.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km), all land.

Golden City is located in the heart of Missouri Tall Grass Prairie country. Several preserved prairies are located within a few miles of town, the most significant of which are the Golden Prairie, the Cook Meadow and the Pennsylvania Prairie.