Monticello, Missouri

Monticello, Missouri
Village
Lewis County Courthouse, October 2014
Lewis County Courthouse, October 2014
Location of Monticello, Missouri
Location of Monticello, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°07′08″N 91°42′47″W / 40.11889°N 91.71306°W / 40.11889; -91.71306
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyLewis
Area
[1]
 • Total0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
650 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total104
 • Density398.47/sq mi (153.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63457
Area code573
FIPS code29-49592[3]
GNIS feature ID2399389[2]

Monticello is a rural village in, and county seat of, Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River.[4] The population was 104 at the 2020 census,[5] 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.[6] 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.
  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monticello, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRHP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).