Latham is an unincorporated rural village in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located six miles southwest of California. At Latham, there are two antique shops, a post office, a bank, an elementary school, a fire station, a church in-town and another just outside the village limits, and several homes,
Latham, Missouri | |
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 Location of Latham in Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′39″N 92°40′57″W / 38.56083°N 92.68250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Moniteau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) |
| • Land | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 69 |
| • Density | 178.76/sq mi (69.09/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-40808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 755554[2] |
Latham was laid out in 1880.[3] The community has the name of Judge Gardiner Latham, a first settler.[4] A post office called Latham has been in operation since 1892.[5]
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References edit
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Latham, Missouri
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 333.
- ^ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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