Lockwood, Missouri

About Lockwood

Set in the southwestern part of Missouri, Lockwood is a tiny community counting 846 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Lockwood is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.97 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 872 residents per square mile.

📰 Lockwood News Today

• Lockwood, Missouri's weather observer wants to find his predecessor after 24 years on the job KSMU · Apr 13
• Two-vehicle collision in Dade County results in fatality OzarksFirst.com · Feb 26
• Missouri Lawyers Awards 2026: Joan Marie Lockwood Missouri Lawyers Media · Feb 12
• Mary Joanna Badovinatz Obituary (2026) - Lockwood, MO - Greenlawn Funeral Home North Legacy obituary · Jul 14
• Missouri honors Strafford veteran who survived USS Liberty attack in the late 1960s KY3 · Jun 4

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What Makes Lockwood Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Lockwood

• LOCKWOOD ELEM.
• LOCKWOOD HIGH
• LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
• LOCKWOOD SPECL. EDUC. COOP.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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