| Official Name: | Stanton, Missouri |
| Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.47 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.47 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.27 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.27 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 366 |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.23 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 111.96 |
| Elevation Ft: | 879 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 63080[2] |
| Area Code: | 573 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-70342 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806401 |
Stanton is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It lies on Interstate 44 at the junction with Missouri Supplemental Route W, which provides access to Meramec Caverns, located approximately two miles southeast along the Meramec River.[3]
A post office called Stanton has been in operation since 1857.[4] The community took its name from the nearby Stanton copper mines.[5]