Grant TownshipMO
A town of 343.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Grant Township. King Lake Conservation Area, at 1,026 acres with 2.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
343 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
More middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 55% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri. 36% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 19% and 51% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grant Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.3 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Grant Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 30.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 35.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Grant Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Grant Township for work: only 0% work in town. Grant Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are St.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Grant Township
Grant Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Grant Township is
Grant Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Grant Township, close to Missouri’s towns (17%) and above U.S. towns (14%). 39% of Grant Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Grant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.2% of Grant Township is conserved land
3.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Grant Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Grant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. King Lake Conservation Area | 2.8 mi | 1,026 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Grant Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grant Township
Township in Missouri, U.S.
Grant Township is a township in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 356. Grant Township has the name of General Ulysses S. Grant, afterward President of the United States.
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Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Township, MO a good place to live?
Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.