Lewistown

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Lewistown

Total population

343

Median home value

$79,000

9.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$45,833

Lewistown$46k

National$74k

Elevation220 m

Land area1.24 km²

Weather69°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates40.08°, -91.81°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lewistown is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 521 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on Missouri Route 6 near the junction of Route 6 with Missouri Route 16. Lewistown is in the Lewis County C-1 school district.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lewistown, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

John Robert Murdock

American politician (1885-1972)

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Alfred Morrison Lay

American politician (1836-1879)

Robert Earl Hughes

American entertainer (1926–1958)

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John W. Scott

American zoologist (1871-1956)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Monticello
  5.8 mi away
• Philadelphia
  17.7 mi away
• Novelty
  21.4 mi away
• South Gorin
  22 mi away
• Shelbyville
  22.6 mi away
• Palmyra
  25 mi away
• St. Francisville
  27.7 mi away
• Hunnewell
  28.9 mi away · pop. 130
• Shelbina
  29.6 mi away
• Brashear
  30.2 mi away
• Memphis
  32.1 mi away
• Rensselaer
  32.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lewistown

Final environmental assessment

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown District · 2002

Missouri Breaks wilderness suitability study/EIS

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown District · 1982

Upper Missouri wild and scenic river management plan

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown District · 1978

Upper Missouri national wild and scenic river acquisition

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown District · 1982

Rangeland program update

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown District · 1983

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monumnet

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown Field Office. · 2008

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown Field Office · 2008

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Lewistown Field Office. · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

virgin's-bower

Clematis virginiana

Seen 2026-08-27

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Seen 2026-08-22

Midwestern Arrowhead

Sagittaria brevirostra

Seen 2026-08-20

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-07

low smartweed

Persicaria longiseta

Seen 2026-07-24

Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata

Seen 2026-07-24

Darling Underwing

Catocala cara

Seen 2026-07-24

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-07-23

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Seen 2026-07-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-12 22:30 UTC.