Tallapoosa, Missouri

About Tallapoosa

Tallapoosa is a tiny community in southeastern Missouri counting 72 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Tallapoosa is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 160 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Tallapoosa Unique

• With 72 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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