Milford TownshipMO
A town of 253, settled in 1869.
Is Milford Township a good place to live?
3.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Milford Township, below both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Milford Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
253 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Milford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milford 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 Milford Township.
Most of Milford Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Lamar (19%), Springfield (7%) and Kansas City (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Milford Township, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. 41% of Milford Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Milford Township
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall 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 Milford Township is
Milford Township: 23% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both Missouri’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). Among adults in the town, 36% get no exercise outside work.
| Milford Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Milford Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.1% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.3% of Milford Township
6.2 miles of trail. The density of trails in Milford Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Milford Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Milford Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Milford Township; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Milford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Milford Township for work
Where Milford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Milford Township
Village in Missouri, United States
Milford is a village in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24 at the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 922 ft
- ZIP code
- 64766
Questions about Milford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milford Township, MO a good place to live?
Milford Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.