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A town of 446. Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns.

Population
446
residents
Median home value
$115K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
32.5
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town

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Small town

446 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns

Union beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better16 too close to call15 worse
What stands outUnionMO
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%77.2%
More adults with COPD12.7%8%
Harrison County Community Hospital
12 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
31st
percentile among MO towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Union

Most working residents leave Union for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Bethany (21%), St. Joseph (6%) and Trenton (5%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Union1%
Bethany21%
St. Joseph6%
Trenton5%
Gilman City4%
33 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Union
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Union has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–37°
Spring40–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall42–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

2.4% of Union is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.4%conserved
2.4%
conserved · 560 of 23,504 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dunn Ranch Prairie—230
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Union for work

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

21% → Bethany Bethany 21% 6% → St. Joseph St. Joseph 6% 5% → Trenton Trenton 5% 4% → Gilman City Gilman City 4% 4% → Ridgeway Ridgeway 4% 4% → Kansas City Kansas City 4% Union · 1% stay
33jobs based in Union
1%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Union

Township in Harrison County, Missouri, U.S.

Union Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 388. Union Township was erected in 1858. The township was named for the federal union, since a large share of the residents were pro-Union during the Civil War.

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Population
388

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