Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 75, settled in 1917.
9.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Old Appleton, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Old Appleton Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Old Appleton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 100 in 1880, a peak of 120 in 1950, 73 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers and 3 maps from 1925 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Old Appleton, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Old Appleton.
Old Appleton’s FEMA risk score comes in at 75 of 100. FEMA puts nearly half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to earthquakes. Federal aid has come to Old Appleton households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 24°, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 248 Missouri towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Old Appleton. In Old Appleton, nearly a quarter of adults get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Old Appleton is ahead of Missouri on 13 and behind on 4.
| Old Appleton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Old Appleton | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.2% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.1% | 8% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.8% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Old Appleton; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Old Appleton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Village in Missouri, United States
Old Appleton is a village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Old Appleton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.