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Welcome to Lewis County ...

Time Zone: Lewis County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Monticello is the Seat for Lewis County.

Lewis County was founded in 1833 and was created by taking area from Marion County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lewis had a population of 9,776 people. This is a decrease of 4.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,210 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lewis represented 0.17% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Lewis County:

  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Lewis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Ewing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ewing is located in Lewis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
  • La Belle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monticello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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