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'''Lilbourn''' is a city in central [[New Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid County]], [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 1,190 at the 2010 census.
==History==
Lilbourn was founded in 1888 after the construction of the nearby Cottonbelt Railroad and initially given the name "Pawpaw," due to the many pawpaw thickets nearby. After the establishment of a post office in 1903, the town was renamed in honor of Lilbourn Lewis, a local landowner.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html</ref> Lilbourn was incorporated in 1904 and by 1912 had eight general stores, several factories, and extensive railroad facilities.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA380#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> The city's population peaked at almost 1,500 in 1980, but has declined somewhat since that time.
==Geography==
Lilbourn is located along Route D in central New Madrid County, just north of U.S. Route 62 and about four miles west of [[New Madrid, Missouri|New Madrid]]. The village of [[North Lilbourn, Missouri|North Lilbourn]] adjoins the city to the northwest. Its exact coordinates are 36°35’27”N 89°36’46”W.
The city has a total land area of 0.94 square miles, and an average elevation of 285 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> The Little River, draining much of Southeast Missouri, flows just to the west. Lilbourn lies very close to the New Madrid fault line, and several small earthquakes have occurred in the vicinity in recent years.
==References==
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[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]
==History==
Lilbourn was founded in 1888 after the construction of the nearby Cottonbelt Railroad and initially given the name "Pawpaw," due to the many pawpaw thickets nearby. After the establishment of a post office in 1903, the town was renamed in honor of Lilbourn Lewis, a local landowner.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html</ref> Lilbourn was incorporated in 1904 and by 1912 had eight general stores, several factories, and extensive railroad facilities.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA380#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> The city's population peaked at almost 1,500 in 1980, but has declined somewhat since that time.
==Geography==
Lilbourn is located along Route D in central New Madrid County, just north of U.S. Route 62 and about four miles west of [[New Madrid, Missouri|New Madrid]]. The village of [[North Lilbourn, Missouri|North Lilbourn]] adjoins the city to the northwest. Its exact coordinates are 36°35’27”N 89°36’46”W.
The city has a total land area of 0.94 square miles, and an average elevation of 285 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> The Little River, draining much of Southeast Missouri, flows just to the west. Lilbourn lies very close to the New Madrid fault line, and several small earthquakes have occurred in the vicinity in recent years.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]