Missouri · Census place 2938306
Kennett, Missouri
Kennett is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri with an estimated 10,137 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 79th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 10,137
- #79 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -3.4%
- -361 people
- Land area
- 7.0 sq mi
- Density
- 1,448 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Kennett population, 2020 to 2024
Kennett lost 361 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.4%. In the latest year it moved by -3. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 130th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Kennett is 83% of it.
Kennett covers 7.00 square miles of land, for 1,448 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Kennett is close to the typical town.
What county Kennett is in
All of Kennett's residents live in Dunklin County, which had 27,002 residents in 2024. Kennett holds 37.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Kennett
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Kennett by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63857. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Kennett is
The Census internal point of Kennett is at 36.240200, -90.047200. Jefferson City, the capital, is 199.3 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Blytheville, AR (12,359 people), 22.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 78.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.240200, -90.047200
- DMS
- 36°14'24.72"N 90°02'49.92"W
- UTM
- 15N 765355.1E 4014635.0N
- Geohash
- 9yrynvmdk
- Plus code
- 868F6XR3+34
Daylight in Kennett
At 36.24° N, Kennett gets about 14 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 41 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 56 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Kennett
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Senath, 9.7 miles away, with 1,514 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Kennett, MO?
10,137 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 361 (3.4%) from 10,498 in July 2020.
What county is Kennett in?
Dunklin County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Kennett?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63857.
How far is Kennett from Jefferson City?
199.3 miles (320.7 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Kennett.
What is the nearest larger city to Kennett?
Blytheville, AR, with 12,359 residents, 22.6 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.