Williamstown, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°14′27″N 91°47′51″W / 40.24083°N 91.79750°W / 40.24083; -91.79750
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Williamstown, Missouri
FIPS code
29-80008
GNIS feature ID2806411[2]

Williamstown is an

Micropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

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

Demographics

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

Notable people

References

  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.