Salt Creek TownshipMO
A town of 160.
Is Salt Creek Township a good place to live?
Salt Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
160 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Salt Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Township.
Salt Creek Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 32 miles. 3.9% of Salt Creek Township residents live below the poverty line. Its average commute stands at 19 minutes, against 22 minutes in Missouri’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Marceline (21%), Brookfield (7%) and Kansas City (7%).
| Salt Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Salt Creek Township’s year
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Salt Creek Township, mostly inland flooding
For Salt Creek Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 66 of 100. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Salt Creek Township after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Salt Creek Township is
Among adults in Salt Creek Township, 38% have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Salt Creek Township beats Missouri on 3 and trails on 8. In Salt Creek Township, just over two in five adults have high blood pressure, where Missouri’s towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%.
| Salt Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Salt Creek Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.7% | 9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Salt Creek Township keeps 0.5% of its land conserved
5.1 miles of trail. Salt Creek Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Salt Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Salt Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Salt Creek Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Salt Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Salt Creek Township for work
Where Salt Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Salt Creek Township
Township in the state of Missouri
Salt Creek Township is a township in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Salt Creek Township was established in 1840.
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Questions about Salt Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salt Creek Township, MO a good place to live?
Salt Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.