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This article is about the city in central Missouri. For other places with this name, see Sedalia (disambiguation).
Sedalia, Missouri
City
Former Third National Bank building located in downtown Sedalia
Location of Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°42′11″N 93°13′52″WCoordinates: 38°42′11″N 93°13′52″W
Country United States
State Missouri
County Pettis
Founded 1857
Government
• Mayor John Kehde
• City Administrator Kelvin Shaw
Area
• Total 13.96 sq mi (36.14 km2)
• Land 13.93 sq mi (36.09 km2)
• Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation 909 ft (277 m)
Population (2010)
• Total 21,387
• Estimate (2019) 21,629
• Density 1,552.25/sq mi (599.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
65301-65302
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-66440
GNIS feature ID 0729812
U.S. Routes US 50.svg US 65.svg
Website www.cityofsedalia.com
Sedalia is a city located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States,[6] it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 21,387.[7] Sedalia is also the location of the Missouri State Fair and the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. U.S. Routes 50 and 65 intersect in the city.
Film
Further information: History of cinema in the United States
The 1948 film Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! premiered at Fox Theatres. The premiere was attended by Lon McCallister, Colleen Townsend, Luanne Hogan and Betty Ann Lynn. A crowd of over 10,000 gathered to watch the celebrities paraded through downtown Sedalia on a donkey cart.
In the American television movie The Day After (1983), aired by ABC, Sedalia is destroyed when the Soviet Union attacks the Minuteman II Missile silos around the area. At the time of the movie’s release, 150 of the missiles were located in the Sedalia area in underground silos. They had been sited there since activation in early 1964 of the first Minuteman missiles under the control of the 351st Missile Wing located at Whiteman Air Force Base. The release of the movie led to a significant (if belated) increase in local community concern about the missiles. Concern remained high until all the missiles were dismantled between 1992 and 1997 as a result of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and Russia.
Minuteman II missile launch
Sedalia was featured in two widely seen 1977 films: Heroes, starring Henry Winkler and Harrison Ford; and the made-for-TV movie Scott Joplin, starring Billy Dee Williams.
Sedalia was mentioned briefly in the motion picture MASH. Parts of the 1941 film Bad Men of Missouri are set in Sedalia. The city was mentioned in Old Yeller.