North Lilbourn, Missouri

About North Lilbourn

Set in the southeastern part of Missouri, North Lilbourn is a tiny community with an estimated population of 20.

North Lilbourn holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.17 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 118 residents per square mile.

📰 North Lilbourn News Today

• Lilbourn, Missouri Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• Authorities investigating overnight shooting at club in Lilbourn KFVS12 · Nov 29
• Howardville, Missouri, Organization Selected for $600,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Address Contaminated Properties U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov) · May 21
• North Lilbourn mayor injured, councilman dead after Sunday night shooting KFVS12 · Sep 20
• Keith Adams seMissourian · Aug 6

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What Makes North Lilbourn Unique

• The only place in America named North Lilbourn — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.17 sq mi.
• With 20 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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