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Mexico
Also known as Mexico, Missouri, Mexico, MO, Mexico, Mo., New Mexico
city in and county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Audrain
- Incorporated
- March 5, 1855
- Named after
- Nuevo México (English: New Mexico )
- Type
- Council–Manager
- Mayor
- Chris Mills
- Manager
- Bruce Slagle
- Council
- Members Vicki Briggs Chris Williams – Council President Pro-Tem Steve Nichols Dr. Ayanna Shivers
- Total
- 12.50 sq mi (32.38 km )
- Land
- 12.14 sq mi (31.43 km )
- Water
- 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km )
- Elevation
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Mexico, formerly known as New Mexico, is a city in and the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States. 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. The micropolitan statistical area consists of Audrain County. It is a part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.
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