Caldwell County is a county in Missouri, United States, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, in the northwestern part of the state. It had a population of 8,815 at the 2020 census and covers 430 square miles (1,100 km2) centred near 39\u00b040\u2032N 93\u00b059\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Kingston is the county seat, and its postal code is 64650. The county holds seven incorporated cities, roughly a dozen unincorporated communities, and 12 civil townships. Caldwell County observes Central Time.<\/p>\n
Caldwell County has seven incorporated cities and about fourteen unincorporated communities and former post-office settlements carried on local maps. Places marked “Unincorp.” below have no municipal government and no separately reported 2020 population.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Township<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | Kingston<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Braymer<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Grant<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Breckenridge<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Breckenridge<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cowgill<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Rockford<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hamilton<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Hamilton<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kidder<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Kidder<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Polo<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Fairview<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 64671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barwick<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bonanza<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Catawba<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Easterville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Far West<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Mirabile<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gould Farm<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kerr<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mirabile<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Mirabile<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nettleton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New York<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | New York<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Prairie Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Proctorville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shoal<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Far West is the most historically significant of the unincorporated places: it was a short-lived headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 1830s, not a modern population center, and today is a rural crossroads with a small commemorative marker. New York, Missouri is a small unincorporated rural crossroads, unrelated to the far larger and more famous place carrying the same name.<\/p>\n Townships<\/h2>\nCaldwell County has 12 civil townships. Missouri’s townships are historic geographic subdivisions rather than functioning local governments, and the Census Bureau does not publish a separate current population figure for each; the table lists the townships and their main associated settlement.<\/p>\n \n |