Green TownshipMO
A town in Missouri, home to 277 people.
Is Green Township a good place to live?
Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Green Township. Green Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
277 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Green Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green 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 Green Township.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Green Township work out of town
The top destinations are Chillicothe (39%), Kansas City (5%) and Lee's Summit (4%). Green Township: 7.6% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away.
| Green Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Green Township, with inland flooding at the top
For Green Township, the FEMA hazard score is 69 of 100. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2015.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Green Township
Summers in Green Township are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 14 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Green Township is
13% of adults have diabetes in Green Township, above both the Missouri town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Green Township beats Missouri on 7 and trails on 6. In Green Township, 41% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Green Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Green Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.7% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 5.3% of Green Township
In Green Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, where Missouri’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. 1.1 miles of trail.
| Green Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Green Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Green Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Green Township for work
Where Green Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Green Township
Township in Livingston County, Missouri, U.S.
Green Township is a township in Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The first name for this township was Shoal Creek after a nearby creek, then in February 1839, it was changed to Monroe. In April 1839, the northern portion was divided and named Green Township in honor of Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), American Revolutionary War general.
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Questions about Green Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Township, MO a good place to live?
Green Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.