De Witt TownshipMO
A town of 235, settled in 1842.
Is De Witt Township a good place to live?
De Witt Township’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher median age than De Witt Township. The biggest park or preserve is McKinny Conservation Area, at 122 acres. De Witt Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
235 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to De Witt Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in De Witt 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 De Witt Township.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of De Witt Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave De Witt Township for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in De Witt Township fell to 47 in 2023, 30 fewer than in 2013. 7.2% of De Witt Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| De Witt Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In De Witt Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
De Witt Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy De Witt Township is
De Witt Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 43% of De Witt Township adults have high blood pressure.
| De Witt Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | De Witt Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
De Witt Township has set aside 6.5% of its land for conservation
5.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. De Witt Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| De Witt Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McKinny Conservation Area | 0.8 mi | 122 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in De Witt Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about De Witt Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of De Witt Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 De Witt Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
100% of working residents leave De Witt Township for work
Where De Witt Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About De Witt Township
City in Missouri, United States
De Witt is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 83 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- ZIP code
- 64639
- Area code
- 660
Questions about De Witt Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is De Witt Township, MO a good place to live?
De Witt Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.