- Location: New Madrid County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 1,303 (Change since 1990: -5.4%)
- Founded: October 7, 1903 by Lilbourn A. Lewis
- Name origin: Lilbourn Anexeamander Lewis
- Previously known as: Paw Paw Junction
- Located near intersection Route D and Route U west of New Madrid
- Latitude: 36°35'27" N (+36.5909)
- Longitude: 89°36'46" W (-89.6128)
- Civil township: Lewis
- Land area: 0.88 square miles (562.5 acres)
As the crow flies, Lilbourn is...
Name origin
Named for Lilbourn A. Lewis, the founder of the town
Previous names
The town was originally named Paw Paw Junction
for a paw paw thicket.
Timeline
- Oct. 7, 1903
- founded
- 1910
- Lilbourn incorporated
| Year | Lilbourn | North Lilbourn | Total | Percent change |
|---|
| 1910 | 484 | -- | 484 | -- |
| 1920 | 986 | -- | 986 | +103.7% |
| 1930 | 1,154 | -- | 1,154 | +17.0% |
| 1940 | 1,378 | -- | 1,378 | +19.4% |
| 1950 | 1,361 | -- | 1,361 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 1,216 | 301 | 1,517 | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 1,152 | 334 | 1,486 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,463 | 237 | 1,700 | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 1,378 | 157 | 1,535 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 1,303 | 95 | 1,398 | -8.9% |