IrwinMO
The town was settled in 1884 and has 43 residents today.
Is Irwin a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Irwin, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Irwin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
43 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Irwin: who provides what
Irwin is unincorporated, so Barton County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Irwin.
Natural hazards: high risk in Irwin, mostly inland flooding
Households in Irwin have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 40% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Irwin
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 24° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Irwin is
Among adults in Irwin, 28% say their health is fair or poor. In Irwin, nearly a quarter of adults smoke cigarettes, and 37% get no exercise outside work.
| Irwin | Typical Missouri town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Irwin | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Irwin
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Irwin; the nearest are
College town 33 of every 100 Irwin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Irwin
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Irwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 47.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 974 ft
Questions about Irwin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Irwin, MO a good place to live?
Irwin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.