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Missouri›Harrison County

Hamilton TownshipMO

A town of 123.

Is Hamilton Township a good place to live?

14% of the land in Hamilton Township is conserved, above both the Missouri town median (2.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Dunn Ranch Prairie, at 3,262 acres. Hamilton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

123 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Hamilton Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerEvergy12.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHarrison County Pwsd 21 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hamilton Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth Harrison R-III School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereHarrisonHarrison County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes64442, 6445864442 75% · 64458 25%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 Hamilton Township.

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hamilton Township

No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower peak summer temperature than Hamilton Township. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 15° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall42–64°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

14.2% of the land in Hamilton Township is protected from building

Hamilton Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, close to Missouri’s towns (0.3) and below U.S. towns (0.4). Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 4.1 miles.

14.2%conserved
14.2%
conserved · 3,856 of 27,075 acres
4.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dunn Ranch Prairie0.5 mi3,262

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Health

How healthy Hamilton Township is

21% of Hamilton Township adults smoke cigarettes. The town does better than the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12.

Hamilton TownshipMissouri townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)35%30%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%17%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%37%35%
32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outHamilton TownshipMO
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%77.2%
More adults with COPD12.2%8%
Ringgold County Hospital
13 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Hamilton Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Hamilton Township sits below 52% of U.S. communities. A third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 20%.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hamilton Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township

About Hamilton Township

Township in Harrison County, Missouri, U.S.

Hamilton Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 106. Hamilton Township was created due to a county-wide November 1872 election, which would subdivide the county into 20 municipal townships corresponding with the county's 20 congressional townships.

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Questions about Hamilton Township

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Is Hamilton Township, MO a good place to live?

Hamilton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.