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A town of 926.

Population
926
−14.1% since 2010
Median home value
$161K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
116
A commuter town
Small town

926 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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57°
Light Drizzle
H 70° · L 48°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mound

Most working residents leave Mound for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Adrian (14%), Harrisonville (9%) and Butler (8%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mound2%
Adrian14%
Harrisonville9%
Butler8%
Belton3%
25 mi
median commute distance
116
jobs based in Mound
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Mound has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–68°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Mound is

Mound beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outMoundMO
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.1%15.8%
More adults with COPD11%8%
More smokers20.5%16%
Bates County Memorial Hospital
6.9 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

0.2% of Mound is conserved land

2.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.2%conserved
Map of Mound: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.2%
conserved · 50 of 23,064 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Adrian City Park0.1 mi93
2. Frontier Village—26
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Mound for work

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

14% → Adrian Adrian 14% 9% → Harrisonville Harrisonville 9% 8% → Butler Butler 8% 3% → Belton Belton 3% 3% → Kansas City Kansas City 3% 3% → Peculiar Peculiar 3% Mound · 2% stay
116jobs based in Mound
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mound

Township in Missouri, United States

Mound Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 819. Mound Township was named for the mounds within its borders.

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

Population
722
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
869 ft

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