Redding-Hill House · National Register of Historic Places
Keytesville’s story
196 years in pictures
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1830Keytesville is settled
KeytesvilleMO
A town of 435, settled in 1830. Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns.
Population
435
residents
Median home value
$86K
Census ACS
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
49.7
years
Jobs based here
105
A commuter town
What makes Keytesville stand out
The 2 things Keytesville does most differently from other towns.
Small town
435 people, and everyone knows the way
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Weather
Forecast →55°
Cloudy
H 67° · L 47°
Local news
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- Northwestern Varsity Softball @ Keytesvillemaxpreps.com · Sep 21
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Keytesville. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns
Keytesville beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Keytesville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.6% |
Pershing Memorial Hospital
24.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
50th
percentile among MO towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Keytesville
Most working residents leave Keytesville for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Brunswick (10%), Salisbury (5%) and Marshall (5%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Keytesville3%
Brunswick10%
Salisbury5%
Marshall5%
Columbia5%
30 mi
median commute distance
105
jobs based in Keytesville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Keytesville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–40°
Spring43–65°
Summer65–86°
Fall45–67°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors
0.2% of Keytesville is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 1 of 501 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maxwell Taylor Memorial Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Price Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Keytesville for work
Where Keytesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
105jobs based in Keytesville
3%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
3 places in Keytesville on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Keytesville
City in Missouri, United States
Keytesville ( KEETS-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 440 as of the 2020 census. Keytesville is the hometown of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, who commanded the "Screaming Eagles" 101st Airborne division during the Normandy invasion of World War II. Confederate General Sterling Price, who attacked Keytesville during an unsuccessful cavalry raid across his home state, had previously operated a hotel there.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1830
- Population
- 440
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- ZIP code
- 65261
- Area code
- 660