Foster, Missouri

About Foster

Set in the western part of Missouri, Foster is a tiny community with an estimated population of 78.

Foster holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 166 residents per square mile.

📰 Foster News Today

• Help Central Missouri Foster Families At The 18th Annual Legacy Of Love Gala LakeExpo.com · Oct 10
• MO task force seeks clearer standards for defining children's safety - Springfield News-Leader Springfield News-Leader · Oct 7
• Missouri Independent reporters win investigative journalism prize for foster care series Missouri Independent · Sep 26
• Jimmie Foster mutigers.com · Jul 1
• Kathryn Foster – Kansas City, MO 07.19.2026 Meyers Funeral Chapel Kansas City MO · Jul 19

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What Makes Foster Unique

• With 78 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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