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Welcome to Lupus ...

The town of Lupus is located in Moniteau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lupus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lupus has a population of 34 people<2> (see below for details).

Lupus is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lupus had an population of 34 people. This is an increase of 3.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lupus had a population of 33 people. This makes Lupus the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33 people, the population of Lupus increased 13.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 29 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lupus.

Communities near Lupus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lupus.

  • Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • California
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Martins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • New Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bunceton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clarksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Windsor Place village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
    • Windsor Place village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lupus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lupus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lupus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lupus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lupus. See our Newspapers Page for Lupus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lupus ...

Looking for more information about Lupus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lupus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lupus.

Adding Lupus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lupus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lupus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lupus post office opened in 1884. The Lupus post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lupus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Moniteau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lupus.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lupus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/