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Union, Missouri

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63084. It stands on Fenton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Union quadrangle. 12,348 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.

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Union within Franklin County

Population over time

2 figures

Union grew from 10,204 to 12,348 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.

YearPeople Change
201010,204
202012,348+2,144 (+21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

3 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Union between 1995 and 2001, burning about 7 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
Debris and open burning3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 April 2001Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 April 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 November 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Union: 19 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Maune PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Franks MineLeadPast Producer
Golconda MinesLeadPast Producer
Gravel Plant # 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel Plant # 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
K&R Excavating S&G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kasmann QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Peninsula MinesLeadPast Producer
Unknown - ClayFlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union in 66 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 34 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1994Thunderstorm WindUnion$50,000County officials reported roof damage to various homes in Washington. Several sheds and part of the fire department roof was damaged in Union. A radio station also sustained tower damage and was off the air for a period of time.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindUnion$8,000no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindUnion$700A few trees and large tree limbs were blown down or uprooted. Small hail blown by the high wind gusts shreaded flowers as well.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindUnion$700County officials reported a mobile home damaged in Sullivan after it was blown over at a construction faciliity. A building was leveled and numerous windows blown out at Sullivan Pottery on the east side of town. At least six large trees were blown down 1/2 mile north of Highway 50 on County Road EE between Union and Beaufort. Shingles and an awning were blown off several homes nearby. Power lines were blown down over much of the county keeping at least one school district from opening the next day.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindUnion$200Ham radio spotters reported large trees down just north of Union.
April 2023HailUnion-A wide swath of large hail fell across Franklin County from Union through Villa Ridge, Grey Summit and Pacific. The largest hail stones, 3 inches in diameter, were reported on the north side of Pacific.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindUnion-As a line of severe storms moved south across Franklin County, several trees were either snapped off or uprooted, as well as numerous tree limbs blown down in Union and Gray Summit.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs between Union and Villa Ridge.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Union.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs and several large trees. Also, a lumber company lost part of its roof.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree on Main Street. It landed on an unoccupied car causing moderate damage. Also, another tree fell onto an unoccupied car destroying it. A nearby porch sustained minor damage as the tree fell.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds blew down a very large tree in Union City Park. The tree crushed the playground equipment at the park. No injuries were reported.
May 2008Heavy RainUnion-Heavy rain caused localized flooding of roads and small streams around Union. St. Johns creek about 6 miles northwest of Union flooded St. Anns road.
January 2006HailUnion-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail north of Union.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindUnion-Several large trees were blown down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindUnion-Thunderstorm winds picked up rocks from the roof of a building on the East Central College's campus and threw them onto cars in the parking lot below. Several of the cars sustained broken windows due to this.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindUnion-The County Sheriff reported power lines down.
April 2003HailUnion-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindUnion-The Washington Police Department reported power lines down in Highway 47.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindUnion-The County Sheriff reported power lines down in Union.
October 2001HailUnion-Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail.
October 2001HailUnion-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail just west of Union.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindUnion-Wind gusts from a line of thunderstorms downed trees across west Franklin County.
September 1995HailUnion-Golf ball-size hail was reported by the public near Union.
April 1994HailUnion-The county sheriff reported golf ball-size hail.
April 1994HailUnion-Reported by the public.
March 2025HailUnion-no account filed
February 2016HailUnion-no account filed
April 2016Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
May 2016HailUnion-no account filed
April 2015HailUnion-no account filed
April 2014HailUnion-no account filed
May 2013HailUnion-no account filed
April 2011HailUnion-no account filed
April 2011HailUnion-no account filed
June 2008HailUnion-no account filed
April 2007HailUnion-no account filed
March 2007HailUnion-no account filed
June 2006HailUnion-no account filed
May 2006HailUnion-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
May 2004HailUnion-no account filed
May 2003HailUnion-no account filed
May 2003HailUnion-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
April 2001HailUnion-no account filed
April 2001HailUnion-no account filed
April 2001HailUnion-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
October 2001HailUnion-no account filed
June 2000HailUnion-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
February 1999Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindUnion-no account filed
June 1998HailUnion-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pohlman Mill2.4 miles22
Krakow3.8 miles21
Jeffriesburg4.3 miles21
Gildehouse4.4 miles22
Fourmile Corner4.7 miles21
Villa Ridge6.6 miles22
South Point (historical)6.7 miles21
Neier6.8 miles21

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 UnionAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1001710The 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 727959. 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.