MindenminesMO
A town of 276, settled in 1883.
Is Mindenmines a good place to live?
39% of residents live below the poverty line in Mindenmines, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 3 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher median age than Mindenmines. Mindenmines’ trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Missouri’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Shawnee Trail Conservation Area, at 217 acres. Mindenmines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
276 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mindenmines: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mindenmines, 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 Mindenmines.
Most of Mindenmines’ workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Mindenmines for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Mindenmines fell to 37 in 2023, 27 fewer than in 2013. Mindenmines’ average trip to work is 21 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mindenmines faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mindenmines, expect four seasons and hot summers
Mindenmines has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Mindenmines is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mindenmines is
Mindenmines beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Mindenmines.
| Mindenmines | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mindenmines | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 16% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shawnee Trail Conservation Area | 0.3 mi | 217 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mindenmines
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mindenmines
About 6 of every 100 Mindenmines residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Mindenmines for work
Where Mindenmines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mindenmines
City in Missouri, United States
Mindenmines is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census. The city lies approximately four miles east of Frontenac, Kansas. It has possessed a post office since 1883. It is also the home of the Bank of Minden. (named Tusconia 1883–1884, Minden Mines 1884–1895, and Mindenmines since 1895).
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- Established
- 1883
- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- ZIP code
- 64769
- Area code
- 417
Questions about Mindenmines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mindenmines, MO a good place to live?
Mindenmines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.