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Altamont
Missourivillage
Total population
147
Median home value
$65,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$45,313
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Altamont is a small village in Missouri, United States. Around 147 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of 39.888°, -94.087° situate Altamont in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. That works out to roughly 210 residents per square kilometre — a relatively low population density. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,544 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 60% of daylight hours. The village extends across a compact 0.7 km². Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Altamont, MO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves337
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves311
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves309
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves272
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves270
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves266
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves249
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves224
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM.Elementary · GALLATIN · 218 students · 9.5:1 ratio
- GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · GALLATIN · 166 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- GALLATIN HIGHHigh · GALLATIN · 164 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- WINSTON HIGHHigh · WINSTON · 75 students · 8.3:1 ratio
- WINSTON ELEM.Elementary · WINSTON · 63 students · 7:1 ratio
- NORTH DAVIESS ELEM.Elementary · Jameson · 31 students · 3.9:1 ratio
- NORTH DAVIESS HIGHHigh · JAMESON · 31 students · 4.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.53 — 2025-07-153 km W of Hale, Missouri
- M 3.5 — 2024-03-152 km NE of Ferrelview, Missouri
- M 2.6 — 2018-07-201 km WNW of Saint Joseph, Missouri
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Missouri
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Altamont
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 241 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 243 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET