Ritchey

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Ritchey

Total population

62

Median home value

$56,300

7.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation329 m

Land area0.13 km²

Coordinates36.94°, -94.19°

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

Ritchey is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 82 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

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

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

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

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Missouri

• Newtonia
  4.5 mi away
• Stark City
  5.6 mi away
• Sarcoxie
  9.2 mi away
• Pierce City
  10.1 mi away
• Reeds
  12 mi away
• Stella
  12.5 mi away
• Monett
  14.4 mi away
• Rocky Comfort
  14.9 mi away
• Carthage
  16.3 mi away
• Saginaw
  16.9 mi away
• Purdy
  17 mi away
• Stotts City
  17 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 Ritchey

The Ritcheys

Larry A. James · 2010

But he's a hard worker

Ernest T. Smerdon · 2008

FBC and AFBC projects and technology

International Joint Power Generation Conference (1993 Kansas City, Mo.) · 1993

Elijah Elias Eli Hulsey and Descendants Volume 43 of the Pratt Progenitor Papers Series

Floyd Thomas Pratt F.H.C., M.A.G.I. · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 119 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 126 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 160 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 179 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 181 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 181 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 196 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-10-05

Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus mexicanus

Seen 2026-09-24

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

Seen 2026-09-21

Northern Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Seen 2026-09-14

Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

Seen 2026-09-06

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Seen 2026-09-05

autumn olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

Seen 2026-08-29

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-08-28

Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

Seen 2026-08-26

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