Waco, Missouri

About Waco

Waco is a tiny community in southwestern Missouri with an estimated population of 74.

Officially, Waco is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 285 residents per square mile.

📰 Waco News Today

• Helen Sherman Steig Goddard Obituary Jun 14, 2026 - Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home · Jun 14
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Waco, Asbury, Missouri - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 20
• Outbreak of fatal horse virus triggers warning for Missouri KSDK · Nov 20
• Waco: Missouri Developer to Built 64-Unit Active Adult Apartment Development Virtual Builders Exchange · Jan 17
• Waco Title announces operational changes, new concierge closing service Talk Business & Politics · Oct 23

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What Makes Waco Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Waco — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 74 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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