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
Williamstown was laid out in 1856.[4] The community was named for its founder, Minus Williams.[5][6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 60 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Notable people
- Elbert K. Fretwell educator
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamstown, Missouri
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamstown, Missouri
- ^ Steinbeck, Dan (September 28, 2006). "Williamstown, now 150 years old, was once a busier town". Press-News Journal. p. 4. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 185.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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