# Nodaway County, Missouri: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Polk Township and Maryville Local rules on data centers are on the record in Nodaway County. Nodaway County is home to Polk Township, Maryville, Jackson Township and Nodaway Township. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Six-month data center moratorium”. Construction employs 230, up 35.3% since 2019. 490 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by Evergy Missouri West (natural gas), the 2nd largest pipeline among Missouri's counties. 478 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly wind. 490 MW of new generation planned here, natural gas leading 844 MW of operating power plants, mostly wind +4.0% total jobs since 2019, now 8,134 ## Cities and towns in Nodaway County Nodaway County is home to Polk Township, Maryville, Jackson Township and Nodaway Township. Polk Township13,673 residents Maryville10,092 residents Jackson Township919 residents Nodaway Township803 residents Jefferson Township624 residents Hopkins Township600 residents White Cloud Township492 residents Burlington Junction483 residents Grant Township483 residents Hopkins437 residents Ravenwood409 residents Union Township399 residents Hughes Township385 residents Atchison Township375 residents Monroe Township366 residents Lincoln Township290 residents Independence Township286 residents Washington Township269 residents Skidmore226 residents Green Township210 residents Barnard185 residents Conception Junction166 residents Clearmont147 residents Pickering140 residents And 6 smaller places. Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Conception, Quitman. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Nodaway County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Missouri | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 21,021 | 20,174 | ▼ 4.0% | 55th of 115 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,818 | 8,134 | ▲ 4.0% | 43rd of 115 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $35,611 | $45,446 | ▲ 27.6% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 170 | 230 | ▲ 35.3% | 17th of 71 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.4% | 3.4% | ▲ 1.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 478 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 490 MW | 58% of today's fleet | 2nd of 14 by size | Its power plants have 844 MW of capacity, 63% of it wind. Unemployment was 3.4% in August 2026, against 2.4% in 2019. Employers here counted 8,134 jobs in 2025, up 4.0% from 2019. Evergy Missouri West is the largest utility serving Nodaway County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.55¢/kWh in 2024. 20,174 people live here, down 4.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Nodaway County ### Utilities with service territory in Nodaway County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Evergy Missouri West | Investor Owned | Bundled | 305,583 | 12.55¢ | 42% | | Atchison-Holt Electric Coop | — | — | — | — | — | | United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | — | — | — | — | — | | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Wind | 529 MW | 63% | | Natural gas | 316 MW | 37% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Nodaway | Associated Electric Coop, Inc | Natural gas | 316 MW | 1999 | | Clear Creek Wind | Clear Creek Wind, LLC | Wind | 242 MW | 2020 | | White Cloud Wind Project, LLC | White Cloud Wind Project, LLC | Wind | 236 MW | 2020 | | Conception | CR Clearing, LLC | Wind | 50 MW | 2008 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mullin Creek #1 Generating Station | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 490 MW | Approvals received | 2030 | Evergy Missouri West | ## The Nodaway County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 8,134 | $45,446 | 1.00 | | Construction | 230 | $53,817 | 0.53 | | Electric utilities | 34 | $150,425 | 1.54 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Nodaway County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Six-month data center moratorium | In force | 2026-07 | ## Nodaway County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Nodaway County, Atchison County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Nodaway County | 20,174 | ▲ 4.0% | 844 MW | 490 MW | — | 1 | | Andrew County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/andrew-county) | 18,241 | ▲ 10.4% | — | — | — | — | | Atchison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/atchison-county) | 5,175 | ▲ 4.0% | 800 MW | — | — | — | | Gentry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/gentry-county) | 6,384 | ▼ 4.9% | 61 MW | — | — | — | | Holt County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/holt-county) | 4,200 | ▲ 4.4% | — | — | — | — | | Page County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/page-county) IA | 14,856 | ▲ 0.5% | 234 MW | — | — | 1 | | Taylor County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/taylor-county) IA | 5,835 | ▲ 1.3% | 122 MW | — | — | 1 | | Worth County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/worth-county) | 1,914 | ▲ 2.5% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Missouri [All Missouri countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri)[Andrew County18,241 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/andrew-county)[Gentry County6,384 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/gentry-county)[Atchison County5,175 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/atchison-county)[Holt County4,200 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/holt-county)[Worth County1,914 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/worth-county) ## Nodaway County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Nodaway County, Missouri? 4 utilities have service territory in Nodaway County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Evergy Missouri West, Atchison-Holt Electric Coop, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. The largest, Evergy Missouri West, charged residential customers 12.55¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Polk Township, MO in? Polk Township is in Nodaway County, Missouri. About 13,673 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Maryville, MO in? Maryville is in Nodaway County, Missouri. About 10,092 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Nodaway County? 4 operating plants with 844 MW of capacity. The largest is Nodaway (316 MW, natural gas). ### How much new power is planned in Nodaway County? 490 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Evergy Missouri West. ### Are there data centers in Nodaway County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Nodaway County. ### Is Nodaway County adding jobs? Employers counted 8,134 jobs in 2025 against 7,818 in 2019 (+4.0%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 170 to 230. ### Does Nodaway County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Nodaway County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/nodaway-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).