Eminence is a city in Shannon County, Missouri, United States.

Popular activities in the Eminence area include canoeing, hunting, fishing, and horseback riding.

Eminence maintains a small-town feel, but in the summer becomes a resort city with several locally owned restaurants, motels, bed & breakfasts, including America's largest trail riding establishment.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.88 square miles (4.87 km2), all land.

[10] As of the census[12] of 2010, there were 600 people, 254 households, and 140 families living in the city.

The racial makeup of the city was 95.17% White, 1.83% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 2.83% from two or more races.

41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 256 households, of which 19.9% included children of 18 or fewer years, 44.5% comprised married couples living together, 7.8% included a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families.