La Tour, Missouri

About La Tour

Set in the western part of Missouri, La Tour is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, La Tour is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.11 square miles.

📰 La Tour News Today

• Overgrown-grass-grazing goats return to Kansas City's Berkley River­front Spectrum News · Jun 10
• La Tour, MO Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 29
• Spectrum Fiber Boosts Options for More Homes and Businesses in Rural Johnson County, Missouri Charter Communications · May 7
• Frances de la Tour and John Barrett Photo (May 2, 2008) BroadwayWorld · May 8
• Spectrum expands rural fibre network roll-out in Missouri Telecompaper · May 11

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What Makes La Tour Unique

• The only place in America named La Tour — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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