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ShawneeMO

A town of 273.

Population
273
residents
Median home value
$278K
Census ACS
Median age
58.2
years
Jobs based here
25
A commuter town
Small town

273 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Shawnee

Most working residents leave Shawnee for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Adrian (14%), Butler (11%) and Harrisonville (9%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Shawnee1%
Adrian14%
Butler11%
Harrisonville9%
Jefferson City6%
24 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Shawnee
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Shawnee 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

Winter24–44°
Spring45–66°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–68°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.6°
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
3
paid flood claims since 2019
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Shawnee is

Shawnee beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outShawneeMO
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.8%15.8%
More adults with COPD11.3%8%
More smokers20.8%16%
Bates County Memorial Hospital
9.8 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 Shawnee is conserved land

3.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,791 acres
3.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Shawnee for work

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

14% → Adrian Adrian 14% 11% → Butler Butler 11% 9% → Harrisonville Harrisonville 9% 6% → Jefferson City Jefferson City 6% 5% → Joplin Joplin 5% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% Shawnee · 1% stay
25jobs based in Shawnee
1%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Shawnee

Township in the US state of Missouri

Shawnee 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 277. Shawnee Township has the name of the Shawnee Indians.

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Population
286
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
846 ft

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