About Imperial
Imperial is a small unincorporated community in eastern Missouri.
Imperial holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.24 square miles.
📰 Imperial News Today
- Danny Hawthorne Obituary (1947 - 2026) - Imperial, MO - Belleville News-Democrat Legacy obituary · Aug 18
- General Douglas MacArthur, Pacific War Surrender by Japan, & World War II Encyclopedia Britannica · Aug 14
- Man faces charges after shooting at Jefferson County apartment complex First Alert 4 · Jun 10
- Imperial Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- Imperial scratchers player planning dream trip after $3M win FOX 2 · Jun 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Imperial Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Imperial — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Imperial
- Mastodon State Historic Site Campground reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Imperial
- ANTONIA ELEM.
- CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.
- RAYMOND NANCY HODGE ELEM.
- SECKMAN ELEM.
- SECKMAN MIDDLE
- SECKMAN SR. HIGH
- WINDSOR ELEM.
- WINDSOR HIGH
- WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE
- WINDSOR MIDDLE
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMissouri
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.24 sq mi
Coordinates38.3525, -90.3823