Brunswick is a community whose genesis and early history relates to the Missouri River. Dating from 1836, this historic and charming town is nestled at the foot of the Missouri River Hills, at the confluence of the Grand and Missouri Rivers.
Brunswick is a great place to live, work and raise a family. It is small town, Missouri, USA. Amenities of small town living are important to this active and proud community, founded one hundred fifty years ago by the Methodist Preacher and businessman, James Keyte. It is our desire to preserve that life style. Family, Church, School, and Community are important in Brunswick. Active congregations of Baptists, Catholic, Christian, Lutheran, and Methodist are represented. Our public school offers quality education, balanced with an emphasis on academics, sports, and social activities. Our high school completion rate is 98%. The state average is 78%. Brunswick is in Chariton County, rated in 1995, as the number one county in the state to raise children by the "Kid Count" of the citizens of Missouri's Children, an independent statewide child advocacy organization.
Located in southwestern Chariton County and North central Missouri, Brunswick is 100 miles from Kansas City and the Kansas City Air Transportation Facilities. Norfolk Southern Railway provides freight rail service. U.S. Highway 24 connects the town to the town to U.S. 65, 20 miles to the west and U.S. Highway 63, 40 miles to the east. Interstate 70 is 30 miles to the south. Brunswick hosts its own Helicopter Pad for the Ambulance Service when emergency care is required on an immediate basis.
