Napoleon

History

Napoleon was laid out in 1836, and most likely was named after Napoleon Bonaparte. A post office has been in operation at Napoleon since 1858.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Napoleon lies just a few miles west of Wellington, the two towns having been named after the commanders at the Battle of Waterloo. Approximately halfway between the two towns lies a small, unincorporated crossroads called "Waterloo". Napoleon is located in the northwestern corner of Lafayette County and bordered on the north side by the Missouri River and on the south side by U.S. Route 24 and on the west by Jackson County. It is approximately east of the Kansas/Missouri line on the south side of the Missouri River and about east of the Independence city limits as of this writing. The town measures about east to west and about north to south at its widest point.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,417
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,792
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,611
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,524
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,332
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,324
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,953
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,798

Most recent

• M 2.53 — 2025-07-15
  3 km W of Hale, Missouri
• M 3.5 — 2024-03-15
  2 km NE of Ferrelview, Missouri
• M 2.6 — 2018-07-20
  1 km WNW of Saint Joseph, Missouri
• M 2.6 — 2015-04-04
  3 km ESE of Clinton, Missouri
• M 3.3 — 2005-05-18
  Missouri