Blue Mound TownshipMO
A town of 465, settled in 1843.
Is Blue Mound Township a good place to live?
Blue Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
465 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Blue Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound Township.
More children than Missouri overall
Blue Mound Township’s median age stands at 32.8 years. Children under 18 are 36% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (37% statewide). Missouri has 32% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 30%. Population is up 2.6% in the town since 2020, to 465 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Blue Mound Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.8 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.7 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Blue Mound Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 26.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 7.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.6% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Blue Mound Township work out of town
3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Blue Mound Township. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 30 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). It had 50 jobs in 2023, up 44 from 2013. Its typical household income stands at $91,000.
| Blue Mound Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Blue Mound Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Blue Mound Township sits above 69% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Blue Mound Township after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2015. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blue Mound Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 19° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blue Mound Township is
For adults in Blue Mound Township, the share who have obesity is 39%. 31% of adults feel lonely in the town, where Missouri’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%.
| Blue Mound Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Blue Mound Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Blue Mound Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blue Mound Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Blue Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Blue Mound Township for work
Where Blue Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Mound Township
Township in Livingston County, Missouri, U.S.
Blue Mound Township is a township in Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Blue Mound Township was established in 1843, and named for a summit within its borders which appears blue when viewed from afar.
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Questions about Blue Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Mound Township, MO a good place to live?
Blue Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.