Baring is a city in Knox County, Missouri, home to about 40 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63531.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)116 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO146 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL261 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Baring; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Baring had 125 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 996th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Knox County grew from 13,479 residents in 1900 to 3,744 in 2020.
Knox County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis, MO weather station (14 miles away).
578 jobs at 97 businesses in Knox County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Baring.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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