Mine La MotteMO
Today 370 people live in this town, first settled in 1840.
Is Mine La Motte a good place to live?
33% of residents are under 18 in Mine La Motte, against 23% in Missouri’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Mine La Motte. Mine La Motte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
370 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mine La Motte: who provides what
Mine La Motte is unincorporated, so Madison 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 Mine La Motte.
Very high risk in Mine La Motte, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 84% of U.S. communities. 44% of Mine La Motte’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most of its workers, the job is outside Mine La Motte
The average commute here in Mine La Motte is 21 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles. In Mine La Motte, nearly one in ten residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fredericktown (22%), Farmington (14%) and Maryland Heights (3%).
| Mine La Motte | Typical Missouri town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The climate in Mine La Motte brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 88° and a January night to 22°, and about 9 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mine La Motte is
For adults in Mine La Motte, the share who smoke cigarettes is 19%. The town tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures. 27% of adults locally have been diagnosed with depression; 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Mine La Motte | Typical Missouri town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mine La Motte
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mine La Motte; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mine La Motte residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Mine La Motte for work
Where Mine La Motte’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About Mine La Motte
Unincorporated community in Missouri
Mine La Motte ( MYNE lə MOT) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 364.
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Questions about Mine La Motte
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mine La Motte, MO a good place to live?
Mine La Motte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.