Ozark, incorporated in 1890, is a city in Christian County, Missouri, United States. The population was 21,284 at the 2020 census.[1] It is the county seat of Christian County. Ozark is part of the Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area, and is centered along a business loop of U.S. Route 65, where it crosses Missouri Route 14. It is south of Springfield, Missouri and north of Branson.