Licking is a city located in Texas County, Missouri, United States.

Licking is located in north central Texas County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.

[5] The community was named for a mineral lick near the original town site.

Also, a small Amish community moved from Berne, Indiana to Licking starting in 2009.

There were 742 housing units at an average density of 348.4 per square mile (134.5/km2).

34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The 2000 census[3] found that there were 1,471 people, 647 households, and 390 families living in the city.

The demographics of the city were 97.35% White, 1.70% Hispanic, 1.09% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 0.34% from other races as stated by census.