Pendleton, Missouri

About Pendleton

Pendleton is a tiny community in eastern Missouri, home to 36 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Pendleton holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.3 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 120 residents per square mile.

📰 Pendleton News Today

• Transforming accounting education through a seven-figure gift Missouri State University · Feb 9
• MSU School of Accountancy renamed after 7-figure gift from alumni - news-leader.com news-leader.com · Feb 9
• Obituary for Frederick H. Pendleton Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory · Feb 7
• Mo State renames accounting school after Pendleton family KSMU · Feb 9
• James Ulysses Pendleton Obituary (2026) - Vienna, MO - Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home - Vienna Legacy obituary · Apr 22

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What Makes Pendleton Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Pendleton — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• With 36 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in eastern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pendleton

• Little Lost Creek Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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