La Grange, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63448. It stands on Wyaconda River. The Survey maps it on the Long Island quadrangle. 825 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 489 feet above sea level.
On record in La Grange
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 2012
William Gray Houselisted 1999
Dr. J.A. Hay Houselisted 1999
John McKoon Houselisted 1999
A.C. Waltman Houselisted 1999- Joseph Hipkins Houselisted 2008
- Fred Rhoda Houselisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresLa Grange fell from 931 to 825 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 931 | |
| 2020 | 825 | -106 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1946 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Long Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of La Grange between 1994 and 2020, burning about 119 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230799-05620-09242020-1832 |
| 7 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220649-05620-08292020-0948 |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220648-05620-08252020-1429 |
| 20 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179332-05620-07202019-2125 |
| 2 April 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176281-05620-03152018-1620 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of La Grange: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagood Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Lagrange Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brosi Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oyster Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reid + Brosi Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Grange in 30 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 14 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | 1 killed | Sub-severe thunderstorm winds in combination with saturated soils, caused a large tree to be blown over at Wakonda State Park in the area where RVs are allowed to stay. The tree fell onto an RV, crushing the front section of it. Five people were trapped in the vehicle. One occupant was crushed by the fallen tree and died from his injuries. No one else in the vehicle sustained any injuries. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | La Grange | 1 killed | Up to five inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highways C and B at LaGrange. County Road 322, also known as 190th Street, was flooded where Reddish Branch Creek flows under it, about 3 miles east northeast of LaBelle, just east of intersection with 145th Avenue. In this location, a pickup truck was driven into the flooded roadway just after midnight on the 12th of July and then swept downstream. The driver was swept about a mile downstream and drowned in the flood waters. Her passenger was able to cling to a tree till he was rescued a few hours later. Several roads were also washed out including 3rd Street at Pierce Street in LaGrange. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | La Grange | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in La Grange. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | La Grange | - | Up to four inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. In Canton, almost two and a half inches of rain fell in about an hour. Several homes had water in them due to the flash flooding. Also, numerous roads were flooded. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | An intense bow echo moved through LaGrange, blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. Also, a large barn lost most of its roof and parts of several walls. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a small shed in La Grange. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Several power lines and a couple of power poles were blown down. A few of the power lines fell onto U.S. 61 and Highway C west of La Grange. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged the porch of a home in La Grange. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Thunderstorm winds broke two windows on a home and destroyed five outbuildings. A chicken coop was flipped upside down into a pond. The resident rooster survived. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | The second severe thunderstorm of the day knocked down more trees and power lines in La Grange. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Local law enforcement reported several trees and power lines down in town. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | La Grange | - | A lightning strike splintered a tree in La Grange City Park. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and damaged a few farm outbuildings. |
| August 2000 | Hail | La Grange | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| April 2023 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on La Grange | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q968951 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735680. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







