Aldrich, Missouri

About Aldrich

Set in the southwestern part of Missouri, Aldrich is a tiny community with an estimated population of 69.

Aldrich holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 493 residents per square mile.

📰 Aldrich News Today

• Eric Aldrich awarded 2026 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence Show Me Mizzou · Mar 18
• Obituary | Lawrence Aldrich Thayer of Chesterfield, Missouri schrader.com · Mar 22
• Lyman Taylor Obituary (1963 - 2025) - Aldrich, MO - Bolivar Herald-Free Press Legacy obituary · Feb 11
• Mary Aldrich Daily American Republic · Apr 14
• Woman dead after 3-vehicle crash north of Springfield ky3.com · Nov 1

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What Makes Aldrich Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• With 69 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

• 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 9 miles.

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