Stockton is a city in Cedar County, Missouri, United States.

[5] It was originally named Lancaster, but was renamed Fremont in 1847 in honor of John C.

[7] The Stockton Community Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[9] The town lies just west of the Stockton Lake dam,[10] approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Springfield.

There were 949 housing units at an average density of 451.9 per square mile (174.5/km2).

35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 968 housing units at an average density of 455.2 per square mile (175.8/km2).

38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.