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A town of 137, settled in 1894.
Hartsburg has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bond's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church and Samuel E. Hackman Building. Hartsburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 175 in 1910, a peak of 211 in 1920, 133 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1948 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartsburg, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hartsburg.
Among households in Hartsburg, 54% own their home, where Missouri’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.6%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are Columbia (46%), Jefferson City (22%) and Ashland (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles. Hartsburg’s average trip to work comes in at 25 minutes.
| Hartsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hartsburg’s peak summer temperature stands at 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 24% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Missouri. Since 2020, Hartsburg has grown 4.6%, to 137 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hartsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
Somewhere between 24% and 92% women
The Census survey reached too few of Hartsburg’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±33.7 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hartsburg | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 25% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
For adults in Hartsburg, the share who report frequent mental distress is 14%. Among adults in the town, 15% say their health is fair or poor, below both Missouri’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (19%). Of 32 CDC measures, Hartsburg beats the Missouri average on 14 and trails it on 1.
| Hartsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hartsburg | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 13.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hartsburg, 62% come from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hartsburg after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi LakeLake of the Ozarks
17 mi Stadium & arenaFaurot Field
22 mi MuseumNational Churchill Museum
17 mi MuseumState Historical Society of Missouri17 mi MuseumMuseum of Art and Archaeology
17 mi GardenMizzou Botanic GardenLake of the Ozarks: Jay Dugger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Faurot Field: Mitchell3417 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Churchill Museum: Ammodramus, CC0 · State Historical Society of Missouri: Grey Wanderer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mizzou Botanic Garden: Unknown, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hartsburg
About 1 of every 100 Hartsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Hartsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Hartsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Missouri, United States
Hartsburg is a village in southern Boone County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 133 per the 2020 census.
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Hartsburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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