Union TownshipMO
A town of 2,086. 26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; its weakest is a C for health. 35% of residents are under 18 in Union Township, above both Missouri’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower July high than Union Township. Union Township's public schools beat 70% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Union Township stand out
Where Union Township beats most towns.
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
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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.
Union Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 18% work in town. Union Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Union Township has lost 106 jobs, to 452 in 2023.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Missouri overall
Children under 18 are 35% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (37% statewide). Union Township’s median age is 33 years. Union Township has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 2,086 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Union Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.9% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.8% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Union Township are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Union Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Union Township.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Union Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Union Township, a typical January night runs colder than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower January low than Union Township. Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Union Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Union Township is conserved land
5.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Union Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Unionville Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
| 2. Putnam County Fairgrounds | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Union Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Union Township
Township in Putnam County, Missouri, U.S.
Union Township is a township in northern Putnam County, Missouri. The county seat of Unionville is primarily located in the southeastern portion of this township. The organization date and origin of the name of Union Township is unknown. All of Lake Thunderhead is in the center of this township.
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Union Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lincoln Township, Sherman Township, Wilson Township and Jackson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, MO a good place to live?
26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Is Union Township, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.