Potosi, Missouri | |
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Motto: A City for All Seasons | |
Coordinates: 37°56′01″N 90°46′30″W / 37.93361°N 90.77500°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Washington |
Incorporated | 1826 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
• Land | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,538 |
• Density | 1,090.21/sq mi (420.86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 63664 |
Area code | 573 |
FIPS code | 29-59330[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396262[1] |
Potosi is a city in Washington County, Missouri, United States. Potosi is seventy-two miles southwest of St. Louis. The population was 2,538 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Washington County.[4]
Located in the Lead Belt, the city was founded in 1763 by French colonists as Mine à Breton or Mine au Breton. After the United States acquired this area, American Moses Austin renamed the community for the Bolivian silver-mining city of Potosí. He was involved in lead mining. [5]