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History · Junction City

Half of Junction City’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Junction City was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1947 on and the census since 1960.

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7%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Junction City’s past

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The story so far

Junction City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Junction City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Junction City is a village in Madison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census, down from 327 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 327 to 283 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Junction City on the map, 1947 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Junction City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Junction City on the 1947 USGS mapJunction City on the 1950 USGS mapJunction City on the 1980 USGS map1947Fredericktown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Junction City.

People over time

Junction City, census by census

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Between 166 and 327 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Junction City’s Wikipedia page.

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History across the town line

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.