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Gunn City
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Gunn City
Total population
65
Median home value
$118,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$78,125
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
Gunn City is a village in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 80 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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History
Gunn City was platted in 1871. It was named for O. B. Gunn, an engineer of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. A famous vigilante action took place in Gunn City on April 23, 1872, that came to be called the "Gunn City Massacre." Outraged by a swindle by certain officials of a company building a rail line to Santa Fe, local citizens reacted by trapping the perpetrators on a train and shooting them dead.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 Gunn City, 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
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,544
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,987
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,976
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,964
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,871
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,816
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves1,814
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,802
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- HARRISONVILLE HIGHHigh · HARRISONVILLE · 746 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- PLEASANT HILL HIGHHigh · PLEASANT HILL · 712 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- HARRISONVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · HARRISONVILLE · 539 students · 13.8:1 ratio
- PLEASANT HILL PRIMARYElementary · PLEASANT HILL · 490 students · 14:1 ratio
- HARRISONVILLE ELEM.Elementary · HARRISONVILLE · 416 students · 12.6:1 ratio
- PLEASANT HILL MIDDLEMiddle · PLEASANT HILL · 356 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- MCEOWEN ELEM.Elementary · HARRISONVILLE · 298 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · HARRISONVILLE · 199 students · 12.4:1 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 3.5 — 2024-03-152 km NE of Ferrelview, Missouri
- M 2.6 — 2015-04-043 km ESE of Clinton, Missouri
- M 2.8 — 2014-11-135 km WNW of Prescott, Kansas
- M 3.3 — 2005-05-18Missouri
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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Books about Gunn City
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • 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