Union TownshipMO
A town of 388.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower July high than Union Township. The biggest park or preserve is Dunn Ranch Prairie, at 230 acres. Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
388 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union 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 Union Township.
Fewer middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 20% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (18% statewide). Union Township has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 388 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Union Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±27.2 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Union Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.8% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Union Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 1% work in town. 4.5% of Union Township residents live below the poverty line, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Union Township fell to 33 in 2023, 47 fewer than in 2013.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical January night in Union Township is colder than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
At 15°F, Union Township’s January low is where Missouri’s towns sit at 23°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Union Township is
Union Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Union Township.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Union Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dunn Ranch Prairie | — | 230 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Union Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 1 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Union Township for work
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Union Township
Township in Harrison County, Missouri, U.S.
Union Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 388. Union Township was erected in 1858. The township was named for the federal union, since a large share of the residents were pro-Union during the Civil War.
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Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, MO a good place to live?
Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.