Mound TownshipMO
A town of 779.
Is Mound Township a good place to live?
9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mound Township, below both the Missouri town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Adrian City Park, at 93 acres. Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
779 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mound 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 Mound Township.
Mound Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Mound Township for work: only 2% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Mound Township, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Mound Township’s median household income is $57,000.
| Mound Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mound Township has four seasons and hot summers
Mound Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Mound Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Mound Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Mound Township is
Mound Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 21% of Mound Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Mound Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mound Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.5% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mound Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
2.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Mound Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Adrian City Park | 0.1 mi | 93 |
| 2. Frontier Village | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mound Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mound Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
98% of working residents leave Mound Township for work
Where Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mound Township
Township in Missouri, United States
Mound Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 819. Mound Township was named for the mounds within its borders.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Questions about Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mound Township, MO a good place to live?
Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.