Whitewater, Missouri

About Whitewater

Whitewater, MO is a tiny community located in southeastern Missouri, home to 85 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Whitewater is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 405 residents per square mile.

📰 Whitewater News Today

• St. Francis River hosts annual Missouri Whitewater Championships this month St. Louis Magazine · Mar 10
• Norma Jean Niswonger Obituary Dec 6, 2025 McCombs Funeral Home · Dec 6
• Deerfield Students Earn Degrees From Missouri State, UW-Whitewater; Tampa Honors Patch · Jul 21
• Whitewater, MO Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 12
• Ray Cook Obituary Dec 1, 2017 McCombs Funeral Home · Nov 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Whitewater Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Whitewater — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• With 85 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.

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 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Whitewater

• Whitewater City Park reviews ★

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