Ravanna TownshipMO
A town of 191, platted in 1857.
Is Ravanna Township a good place to live?
Ravanna Township’s median age is 64.8 years, against 38.5 years in Missouri’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower midsummer high than Ravanna Township. Ravanna Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
191 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ravanna Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ravanna 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 Ravanna Township.
Ravanna Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2.4% of Ravanna Township working residents work locally, below both Missouri’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (8%). Employers in Ravanna Township added 36 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 40. For Ravanna Township, the average trip to work is 16 minutes. The top destinations are Princeton (20%), Morgan Township (9%) and Mercer (6%).
| Ravanna Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ravanna Township stands out in Missouri and nationally, with a typical January night colder than most
Winters in Ravanna Township are chilly and summers warm. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 16° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ravanna Township is
Ravanna Township: nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. 17% of adults in Ravanna Township report frequent physical distress; 15% have diabetes.
| Ravanna Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ravanna Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ravanna Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in Ravanna Township break down as 45% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Ravanna Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ravanna Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ravanna Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
98% of working residents leave Ravanna Township for work
Where Ravanna Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ravanna Township
Census-designated place in Missouri, U.S.
Ravanna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mercer County, Missouri, United States. It is located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Princeton on U.S. Route 136. The population was 60 at the 2020 census, down from 98 in 2010. Ravanna was platted in 1857. A variant name was "Sonoma". A post office called "Sonoma" was established in 1855, the name was changed to Ravanna in 1858, and the post office closed in 1975. The present name most likely is a transfer from Ravenna, Ohio.
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Questions about Ravanna Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ravanna Township, MO a good place to live?
Ravanna Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.