Freistatt is a village in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.

[4] The community was named by German settlers after the town of Freistatt[5] in Lower Saxony, Germany.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2), all land.

There were 90 housing units at an average density of 428.6 per square mile (165.5/km2).

44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 16.3% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.0% of those 65 or over.

Climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.