Walnut Grove, Missouri

Walnut Grove, Missouri
Nickname: 
Possum Trot
Location of Walnut Grove, Missouri
Location of Walnut Grove, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°24′39″N 93°32′54″W / 37.41083°N 93.54833°W / 37.41083; -93.54833
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyGreene
Government
 • MayorJim Cole
Area
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Land0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,207 ft (368 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total652
 • Density1,049.92/sq mi (405.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65770
Area code417
FIPS code29-76840[2]
GNIS feature ID0735899[3]
Websitehttps://www.walnutgrovecity.com/

Walnut Grove is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 652 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Claudette Riley of the Springfield News-Leader described it as "a largely agricultural community with a relatively low tax base."[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Riley, Claudette (October 23, 2019). "After narrow defeat, Walnut Grove district tries again for tax levy increase". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved July 11, 2021.