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Also known as Monticello, Missouri, Monticello, MO

village in Lewis County, Missouri, United States of America

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Missouri
County
Lewis
Total
0.26 sq mi (0.68 km )
Land
0.26 sq mi (0.68 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Density
398.5/sq mi (153.88/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
29-49592

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Encyclopedic overview

Monticello is a rural village in, and county seat of, Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River. The population was 104 at the 2020 census, and according to this census, Monticello is the county seat with the smallest population in the State of Missouri. The town is named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson's estate in Virginia. Monticello is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Lewis County, Missouri courthouse in Monticello as it appeared in the mid-1870s.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monticello” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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