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Coordinates: 40°14′27″N 91°47′51″W / 40.24083°N 91.79750°W / 40.24083; -91.79750
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'''Williamstown''' is an unincorporated community in northern [[Lewis County, Missouri]]. It is located at the intersection of [[Missouri Supplemental Route]]s A and E about twenty miles northwest of [[Canton, Missouri|Canton]].
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'''Williamstown''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in northern [[Lewis County, Missouri|Lewis County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref>{{GNIS|728908}}</ref> It is located at the intersection of [[Missouri Supplemental Route]]s A and E, approximately twenty miles northwest of [[Canton, Missouri|Canton]]. The community is part of the [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], [[Illinois|IL]]&ndash;MO [[Quincy micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Williamstown was laid out in 1856.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RN4kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rRAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=823%2C432150 | title=Williamstown, now 150 years old, was once a busier town | work=Press-News Journal | date=Sep 28, 2006 | accessdate=1 November 2015 | author=Steinbeck, Dan | pages=4}}</ref> The community was named for its founder, Minus Williams.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n82 185]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lewis.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070552/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lewis.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Lewis County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=26 October 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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==Notable people==
*[[Elbert K. Fretwell]] educator

==References==
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{{Lewis County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
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Latest revision as of 05:47, 30 July 2023

Williamstown, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Location of Williamstown in Missouri
Location of Williamstown in Missouri
Coordinates: 40°14′27″N 91°47′51″W / 40.24083°N 91.79750°W / 40.24083; -91.79750
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyLewis
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Land0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
60
 • Density221.40/sq mi (85.38/km2)
FIPS code29-80008
GNIS feature ID2806411[2]

Williamstown is an unincorporated community in northern Lewis County, Missouri, United States.[3] It is located at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes A and E, approximately twenty miles northwest of Canton. The community is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Williamstown was laid out in 1856.[4] The community was named for its founder, Minus Williams.[5][6]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202060—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamstown, Missouri
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamstown, Missouri
  4. ^ Steinbeck, Dan (September 28, 2006). "Williamstown, now 150 years old, was once a busier town". Press-News Journal. p. 4. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 185.
  6. ^ "Lewis County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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