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A town of 294.
Population
294
residents
Median home value
$191K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
84
Balanced
Small town
294 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Walnut has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer67–88°
Fall47–69°
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 →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Walnut
Most working residents leave Walnut for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Butler (9%), Hume (5%) and Harrisonville (5%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
5%work in town
Where working residents work
In Walnut5%
Butler9%
Hume5%
Harrisonville5%
Mount Pleasant4%
33 mi
median commute distance
84
jobs based in Walnut
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Walnut is
Walnut 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 out | Walnut | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.8% | 16% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.5% | 15.8% |
Bates County Memorial Hospital
12.7 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
1% of Walnut is conserved land
7.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
1%conserved
1%
conserved · 299 of 29,159 acres
7.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Walnut
Township in the US state of Missouri
Walnut 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 419.
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- Population
- 323
- Area
- 46 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft