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LanaganMO

A town of 483.

Population
483
residents
Median home value
$90K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
32.6
years
Jobs based here
16
A commuter town
Small town

483 people, and everyone knows the way

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66°
Cloudy
H 70° · L 58°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lanagan

Most working residents leave Lanagan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Noel (7%), Joplin (7%) and Neosho (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lanagan0%
Noel7%
Joplin7%
Neosho6%
Bentonville5%
26 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Lanagan
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Lanagan has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–49°
Spring46–69°
Summer67–89°
Fall47–71°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lanagan is

Lanagan beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outLanaganMO
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.3%8.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth26.1%15.8%
Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette
13.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Lanagan is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 598 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lanagan Access—27
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lanagan for work

Where Lanagan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Noel Noel 7% 7% → Joplin Joplin 7% 6% → Neosho Neosho 6% 5% → Bentonville Bentonville 5% 5% → Anderson Anderson 5% 4% → Rogers Rogers 4% Lanagan · 0% stay
16jobs based in Lanagan
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lanagan

City in McDonald County, Missouri, United States

Lanagan is a city on Indian Creek in McDonald County, Missouri, United States. It is near Truitt's Cave. The population was 373 at the 2020 census, down from 419 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
373
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
869 ft
ZIP code
64847
Area code
417

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