Bennett Springs

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Bennett Springs

Total population

135

Median home value

$0

20.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,650

Bennett Springs$77k

National$74k

Air quality index

36Good

Elevation878 m

Land area10.94 km²

Weather56°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates37.73°, -92.86°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bennett Spring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dallas and Laclede counties, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bennett Spring had a population of 138. It lies 12 miles (19 km) west of Lebanon on Missouri Route 64. The community is named after a spring that is reported variously as the third or fourth largest in the state, with an average daily flow of about one hundred million gallons, and which is the centerpiece of Bennett Spring State Park.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Bennett Springs, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Missouri

• Lebanon
  11.6 mi away
• Phillipsburg
  13 mi away
• Macks Creek
  17 mi away
• Evergreen
  19.1 mi away
• Preston
  24.2 mi away
• Marshfield
  27.2 mi away
• Climax Springs
  27.5 mi away · pop. 7
• Fair Grove
  29.1 mi away · pop. 1,717
• Pleasant Hope
  29.5 mi away
• Hermitage
  29.6 mi away
• Bolivar
  31.9 mi away · pop. 11,170
• Lakeside
  34.9 mi away

Browse all places in Missouri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bennett Springs

Fishing the Missouri trout parks

James Washabaugh · 1997

The hydrogeology of the Bennett Spring area, Laclede, Dallas, Webster, and Wright Counties, Missouri

James E. Vandike · 1992

The daily Missouri Democrat

1861

Missouri nature viewing guide

Martha Daniels · 1995

Death Valley in '49

William Lewis Manly · 1894

A shining city

Ronald Reagan · 1998

Polygamy

J. H. Beadle · 1882

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 200 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 206 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Prairie Lizard

Sceloporus consobrinus

Seen 2026-09-19

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

Seen 2026-09-19

Hornyhead Chub

Nocomis biguttatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Greenside Darter

Etheostoma blennioides

Seen 2026-09-19

Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

Seen 2026-09-19

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Seen 2026-09-19

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen 2026-09-19

Banded Sculpin

Cottus carolinae

Seen 2026-09-19

Missouri Saddled Darter

Etheostoma tetrazonum

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 17:00 UTC.