Map of Lithium CDP

Lithium is a census-designated place and former village located in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. The 2000 Census found Lithium to have zero residents; an Associated Press article, however, stated that about 50 people in fact resided there, but may have been counted as part of Perry County’s rural population.

Lithium had a ZIP Code of 63775, but it has since been declared by the USPS to be “Not Acceptable – Use Perryville.”

Lithium CDP overview:
Name:	Lithium CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Perry County
Incorporated:	1883
Elevation:	381 ft (116 m)
Total Area:	0.78 sq mi (2.01 km²)
Land Area:	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	92
Population Density:	119.48/sq mi (46.14/km²)
ZIP code:	63775
Area code:	573
FIPS code:	2943346
GNISfeature ID:	2398452

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Lithium online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Lithium location on the U.S. Map. Where is Lithium CDP. — Lithium location on the U.S. Map.

Lithium location on the Missouri map. Where is Lithium CDP. — Location of Lithium in Missouri.

History

Lithium was first surveyed as a town in 1882. The first settlers were Dr. Henry Clay Fish, Richard P. Dobbs and James G. Christian, who all came to Missouri from Illinois. The town was incorporated in 1883 and the first mayor was Richard C. Lisenby. The location of the town was determined by two mineral springs, which were highly prized on account of their medicinal qualities, which led to the construction of a bath house by Thomas King in 1883. A Baptist church, Lithium Baptist, was organized in 1885 and a Catholic church, St. John the Evangelist, was organized in 1896. By 1912 the town had two general stores, two mills, a brick yard and population of 98.