City profile · Town
Carthage, Missouri
Reviewed Oct 14, 2026Who leads Carthage, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Bren Flanigan
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 12,668
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecarthagemo.gov/page/mayor-city-council ↗
- Official leadership pagecarthagemo.gov/page/mayor-city-council ↗
- City websitecarthagemo.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Bren Flanigan CurrentMayor · added Oct 14, 2026 · verified Oct 14, 2026
- Dan Rife FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
- Oct 14, 2026 · Accepted by reviewerDan Rife replaced by Bren Flanigan, MayorSource: carthagemo.gov/page/mayor-city-council ↗
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 12,668
- Median household income
- $43,526
- Median age
- 31.6
- Land area
- 12.1 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,046.9 per sq mi
- County
- Jasper County
- Metro area
- Joplin, MO-KS
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$44M
- City hall phone
- (417) 237-7000
- Official website
- carthagemo.gov ↗
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