- Location: Crawford County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 1,429 (Change since 1990: -2.5%)
- Founded: July 4, 1836
- Name origin: James Steel
- Latitude: 37°58'05" N (+37.9681)
- Longitude: 91°21'17" W (-91.3547)
- Elevation: 750 feet above sea level
- Public Land Survey: T. 38 N., R. 4 W., Sec. 34
- Civil township: Meramec
- Land area: 2.6 square miles
As the crow flies, Steelville is...
Name origin
Named for James Steel, early settler
Timeline
- 1833
- William Britton settled here and built a cabin
- 1835
- James Steel opened the first store
- July 4, 1836
- Plat for the new town of Steelville filed
- May 4, 1859
- Steelville first incorporated, although this incorporation was later allowed to lapse
- May 20, 1885
- Steelville certified as a fourth class city
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 686 | -- |
| 1910 | 773 | +12.7% |
| 1920 | 767 | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 854 | +11.3% |
| 1940 | 1,013 | +18.6% |
| 1950 | 1,157 | +14.2% |
| 1960 | 1,127 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 1,392 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 1,470 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1,465 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,429 | -2.5% |