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Clinton Township’s story
Clinton Township in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Explore the history →Clinton TownshipMO
A town of 1,609. 31% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Population
1,609
2025 Census estimate · +6.6% since 2020
Median home value
$235K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
53.0
years
Jobs based here
193
A commuter town
Is Clinton Township a good place to live?
Clinton Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Clinton Township’s median age is 53 years, above both Missouri’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 11 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on walkability. Only 37 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on the outdoors. Clinton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clinton Township stand out
Where Clinton Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Clinton Township for work
Where Clinton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
193jobs based in Clinton Township
4%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Clinton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
HealthTexas County Memorial Hospital 18.7 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $235K, 4.7 years of the county’s $50K median household incomeB+Open →Jobs & income$65K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBeat 51% of Missouri districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trails; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryC−Open →Civic life5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Clinton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerIntercounty Electric Coop Assn13.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMountain Grove PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clinton Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMountain Grove R-III School DistrictCabool R-IV School District2 districts serve Clinton Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTexasTexas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes65711, 6568965711 92% · 65689 8%Census 2020
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 Clinton Township.
HealthD
Residents of Clinton Township are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns
Clinton Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Clinton Township, above both the Missouri town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 37% of adults get no exercise outside work in Clinton Township.
6%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Clinton Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Clinton Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
Texas County Memorial Hospital
18.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Clinton Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 4% work in town. 5.3% of Clinton Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Clinton Township fell to 193 in 2023, 107 fewer than in 2013.
4%work in town
| Clinton Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Clinton Township4%
Cabool22%
Mountain Grove12%
Springfield9%
West Plains5%
20 mi
median commute distance
193
jobs based in Clinton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Clinton Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Clinton Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Clinton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–45°
Spring44–66°
Summer64–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Clinton Township
4.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Clinton Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.2%conserved
| Clinton Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
0.2%
conserved · 71 of 41,764 acres
4.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cabool Towersite | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clinton Township
17pages on Clinton Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clinton Township; the nearest are
Missouri State University-West PlainsCommunity college · Public · West Plains33.6 mi$5,936 in-state tuitionMissouri State University-SpringfieldUniversity or college · Public · Springfield59.5 mi$9,502 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Clinton Township
Township in the US state of Missouri
Clinton Township is a township in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clinton Township was erected in 1848, taking its name from DeWitt Clinton.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Clinton Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
Burdine TownshipMorris TownshipMountain GroveClinton Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Burdine Township | #234 | D | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Morris Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mountain Grove | #155 | C | B | B− | B+ | D− |
Clinton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township and Burdine Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Morris Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clinton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clinton Township, MO a good place to live?
31% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Is Clinton Township, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.