Yellow Creek TownshipMO
A town of 322, settled in 1838.
Is Yellow Creek Township a good place to live?
Among 243 Missouri towns, just 3 have a lower median rent than Yellow Creek Township. The biggest park or preserve is Nannie B. Floyd Memorial Conservation Area, at 22 acres. Yellow Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
322 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Yellow Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yellow 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 Yellow Creek Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Yellow Creek Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Yellow Creek Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 31 minutes, Yellow Creek Township’s average trip to work is against 22 minutes in Missouri’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 3.4% of Yellow Creek Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Yellow Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Yellow Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Yellow Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, 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
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Yellow Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yellow Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Yellow Creek Township is
Yellow Creek Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 29% of adults feel lonely in Yellow Creek Township, below both Missouri’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Yellow Creek Township.
| Yellow 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% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Yellow Creek Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9.2% of Yellow Creek Township is conserved land
4.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Yellow Creek Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Yellow Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Schmitt Unit | — | 321 |
| 2. Nannie B. Floyd Memorial Conservation Area | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Yellow Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Yellow Creek Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Yellow Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Yellow Creek Township for work
Where Yellow Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Yellow Creek Township
Township in the state of Missouri
Yellow Creek Township is a township in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Yellow Creek Township was established in 1840, and named after the Yellow Creek.
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Questions about Yellow Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Yellow Creek Township, MO a good place to live?
Yellow Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.