Tarkio, Missouri

About Tarkio

Tarkio is a small town in northwestern Missouri counting 1,470 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Tarkio is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.39 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,058 residents per square mile.

📰 Tarkio News Today

• Meet Blake Hurst, the Missouri farmer who is welcoming data centers KQ2 · Aug 16
• East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (MO) Football MaxPreps · Aug 11
• The Wing Nuts Flying Circus Fly-In Scheduled For July 11 - Aero-News.net Aero-News.net · Jun 26
• Motorcycle crash west of Rock Port seriously injures Tarkio man KTTN · May 25
• Tarkio man seriously injured in Atchison County wreck KMAland.com · Apr 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tarkio Unique

• The only place in America named Tarkio — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern 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

• 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 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Tarkio

• TARKIO ELEMENTARY
• TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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