Atchison TownshipMO
A town of 375.
Is Atchison Township a good place to live?
Atchison Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
375 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Atchison Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Atchison Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Atchison Township.
Most of Atchison Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Maryville (28%), Clarinda (7%) and St. Joseph (7%). Jobs in Atchison Township fell by 26 from 2013 to 2023, to 8. Also worth knowing: the town’s average trip to work is 27 minutes. Among residents in the town, 9.1% live below the poverty line, below both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Atchison Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Atchison Township, with inland flooding at the top
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Atchison Township is 75 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 56% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Atchison Township households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Atchison Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Atchison Township is
Among adults in Atchison Township, 16% report frequent physical distress, where Missouri’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. The town does better than the Missouri average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6. Just over two fifths of Atchison Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Atchison Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Atchison Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 12.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Atchison Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Atchison Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Atchison Township
About 6 of every 100 Atchison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Atchison Township for work
Where Atchison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Atchison Township
Township in Nodaway County, Missouri, U.S.
Atchison Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 386. The town of Clearmont lies in its southwest.
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Questions about Atchison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Atchison Township, MO a good place to live?
Atchison Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.