Lewis County, Missouri
25 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,924
- Median household income
- $59,934
- ±3,745
- Unemployed
- 5.1%
- 243 of 4,753 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.4%
- 2,369 of 3,185 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lewis | 10,000 (2021) | Po Box 67, Monticello | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Canton | 2,641 (2021) | Po Box 231, Canton | Website |
| City of Ewing | 412 (2021) | Po Box 346, Ewing | — |
| City of la Belle | 665 (2021) | Po Box 51, La Belle | — |
| City of la Grange | 839 (2021) | Po Box 266, La Grange | Website |
| City of Lewistown | 530 (2021) | Po Box 267, Lewistown | — |
| Town of Monticello | 107 (2021) | Po Box 26, Monticello | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 135, Canton | — |
| Steffenville Drainage District | Drainage | 12018 290th St, La Belle | — |
| Union Township Drainage District | Drainage | 714 Rt C, Lagrange | — |
| Buck and Doe Run Creeks District | Flood control | 504 S Washington St, Monticello | — |
| Durgens Creek Watershed | Flood control | 504 S Washington St, Monticello | — |
| Grassey Creek Watershed | Flood control | 504 S Washington St, Monticello | — |
| Gregory Levee District | Flood control | 611 W Elm St, Kahoka | — |
| Lewis County Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 218, Lewistown | — |
| Canton Special Road District | Highways | 106 N 5th St, Canton | — |
| Dickerson Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 26, Monticello | — |
| La Grange Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 422, La Grange | — |
| Canton Public Library District | Libraries | 403 Lewis St, Canton | Website |
| Canton Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 31, Canton | — |
| Ewing-Maywood R-4 Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 227, Ewing | — |
| Western Lewis County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 91, La Belle | — |
| Lewis County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | Po Box 266, Canton | Website |
| Lewis County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 504 S Washington St, Monticello | Website |
| Lewis County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 477, Ewing | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CANTON R-V
School district2 schools
200 S FOURTH ST, Canton, MO, 63435
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LEWIS CO. C-1
School district2 schools
21504 STATE HWY 6, Lewistown, MO, 63452
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
JBJ Market (214 Highway 24 Clayton) · Quincy Farmers Market (500 Hampshire Street Washington Park Quincy) · Camp Point Farmers' Market (Camp Point)
Carthage Farmers Market (500 Main Carthage)
Knox County Farmers Market (Edina)
Palmyra Farmers' Market (508 East Water Street Palmyra)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.