Mexico, Missouri

Mexico, Missouri
City
The Audrain County Courthouse in downtown Mexico.
Logo
Nickname:  Main Street of the Midwest
Location in Audrain County in the State of Missouri
Coordinates: 39°09′45″N 91°52′40″W / 39.16250°N 91.87778°W / 39.16250; -91.87778
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Audrain
Incorporated	March 5, 1855
Named for	Nuevo México (English: New Mexico)
Government [1]
• Type	Council–Manager
• Mayor	Chris Miller
• Manager	Bruce Slagle
• Council	Members Vicki Briggs Chris Williams – Council President Pro-Tem Steve Nichols Dr. Ayanna Shivers
Area [2]
• Total	12.50 sq mi (32.38 km2)
• Land	12.13 sq mi (31.43 km2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
Elevation [3]	761 ft (232 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,469
• Density	945.27/sq mi (364.96/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65265
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-47648[4]
GNIS feature ID	2395107[3]
Major airport	Mexico Memorial Airport
Website	mexicomissouri.net

Mexico, formerly known as New Mexico, is a city in and the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States.^[5] It is home to the Missouri Military Academy and annually hosts the Miss Missouri Pageant. The city's population was 11,469 at the 2020 census.^[6] The micropolitan statistical area consists of Audrain County. It is a part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.