Duquesne

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Duquesne

Total population

2,257

Weather91°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates37.07°, -94.46°

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

Overview

Duquesne is a Fourth-Class City in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,159 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Duquesne, MO from NOAA NWS API.

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).

Notable people from here

K

Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans

academic and researcher

S

Stella Langford Meienberg

American poet and clergy (1892–1980)

E

Eli Yokley

American political journalist and analyst

T

Travis Webb

American racing driver

Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist (1901–1967)

Jane Grant

American journalist (1892–1972)

Mel Purcell

US tennis player

G

Glen Glenn

American musician (1934–2022)

Dennis Weaver

American actor (1924–2006)

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

Percy Wenrich

American composer of ragtime and popular music (1887–1952)

Scott Elbert

American baseball player

Billy Cook

American mass murderer (1928-1952)

Mrs. Miller

American singer (1907-1997)

C

Carl Pomerance

American mathematician

B

Bill Moody

American musician and author (1941–2018)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Dennis Acres
  3.1 mi away
• Redings Mill
  4.8 mi away
• Oronogo
  8.4 mi away
• Carthage
  9 mi away
• Diamond
  9.3 mi away
• Loma Linda
  9.3 mi away
• Purcell
  12 mi away
• Carytown
  14.8 mi away · pop. 365
• Asbury
  16.2 mi away
• Reeds
  16.2 mi away
• Ritchey
  17.3 mi away
• Newtonia
  20.1 mi away

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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 Duquesne

John Donne

John Richard Roberts · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 105 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 111 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 158 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 191 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 199 mi

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