Bunceton is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, United States.

[4] The city was named for Harvey Bunce, an early county resident.

[6] In 1980, Bunceton elected the United States' first openly gay mayor, Gerald Ulrich.

Bunceton is on the Stevens Branch tributary of Petite Saline Creek.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all land.

Of all households 25.7% were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Cooper County R-IV, also known as Bunceton School, serves kindergarten through twelfth grade.