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Latham, Missouri
Latham, Missouri is located in Missouri
Latham, Missouri
Latham, Missouri
Location in Missouri
Latham, Missouri is located in the United States
Latham, Missouri
Latham, Missouri
Location in the United States
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)
ZIP Code
65050
FIPS code 29-40808
GNIS feature ID 755554

Latham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 69.

History

Latham was laid out in 1880. The community has the name of Judge Gardiner Latham, a first settler. A post office called Latham has been in operation since 1892.

Geography

Latham is in southwestern Moniteau County along State Highway E, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of California, the county seat. 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.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Latham CDP has an area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), of which 0.001 square miles (0.003 km2), or 0.26%, are water. The community sits on a small ridge which drains west and north to Smith Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of North Moreau Creek and part of the Moreau River watershed leading to the Missouri River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 69
U.S. Decennial Census
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