Pleasant Gap TownshipMO
A town of 207, settled in 1840.
Is Pleasant Gap Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Gap Township’s median age is 58.3 years, above both Missouri’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 10 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Pleasant Gap Township. Pleasant Gap Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
207 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant Gap Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap Township.
Most working residents commute out of Pleasant Gap Township
Most working residents leave Pleasant Gap Township for work: only 0% work in town. Pleasant Gap Township’s average trip to work is 26 minutes, above the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 8.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Gap Township.
| Pleasant Gap Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Pleasant Gap Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pleasant Gap Township since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pleasant Gap Township has four seasons and hot summers
Pleasant Gap Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Pleasant Gap Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Gap Township is
Pleasant Gap Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 23% of Pleasant Gap Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Pleasant Gap Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Gap Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pleasant Gap Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Gap Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pleasant Gap Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Gap Township for work
Where Pleasant Gap Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pleasant Gap Township
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Pleasant Gap is an unincorporated community in southeastern Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route 0 approximately ten miles southeast of Butler.
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Questions about Pleasant Gap Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Gap Township, MO a good place to live?
Pleasant Gap Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.