Missouri, US
Missouri: State of the United States of America
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Quick Facts about Missouri
Population : | 6,151,548 |
Country : | United States of America |
Head of government : | Governor of Missouri |
Area : | 181533 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 1.39% |
Land as percent of area : | 98.61% |
Continent : | North America |
Legislative body : | Missouri General Assembly |
Named for : | Missouri River |
Altitude : | 787 feet / 240 meters |
Capital : | Jefferson City |
Establishment : | August 08, 1821 (201 years ago) |
Time Zone : | America/Chicago, UTC−06:00, Central Time Zone |
Local time : | 23:32:54 (3rd June 2023) |



Geography
Missouri is located at 38°15'1"N 92°30'2"W (38.2503100, -92.5004600). It has 8 neighbors: Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Kentucky.
Missouri map
The largest city of Missouri is Kansas City with a population of 495,327. Other cities include, St. Louis population 315,685, Columbia population 124,769, Independence population 116,774 and East Independence population 110,675. See all Missouri cities & populated places.
Largest Cities in Missouri (more)
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Missouri.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
---|---|---|---|
Kansas City | Largest municipality in the U. | Jackson | 495,327 |
St. Louis | City in Missouri, United States | City of Saint Louis | 315,685 |
Columbia | City in Missouri, United States | Boone | 124,769 |
Independence | County seat of Jackson County, Missouri, United States | Jackson | 116,774 |
East Independence | City in Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America | Jackson | 110,675 |
Lee's Summit | City in Missouri, United States | Jackson | 101,467 |
Castle Point | Census designated place in St. | Saint Louis | 90,070 |
O'Fallon | City in St. | Saint Charles | 89,769 |
Saint Joseph | County seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States | Buchanan | 74,074 |
Saint Charles | City in St. | Saint Charles | 71,761 |
Saint Peters | City in Missouri | Saint Charles | 58,043 |
Blue Springs | City in Missouri, United States | Jackson | 56,547 |
Joplin | City in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County, Missouri, USA | Jasper | 50,956 |
Florissant | City in St. | Saint Louis | 50,795 |
Chesterfield | City in St. | Saint Louis | 47,570 |
Wentzville | City in Saint Charles County, Missouri, United States | Saint Charles | 43,109 |
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- Official Website
Official website of Missouri
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Missouri has 8 neighbours.
- Arkansas state of the United States of America
- Kansas state of the United States of America
- Oklahoma state of the United States of America
- Tennessee state of the United States of America
- Iowa midwestern state in the United States
- Illinois state of the United States of America
- Nebraska Nebraska, state of the United States of America. Nebraska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America alongside Washington DC. Lincoln and its most populated town, Omaha, are its capital. It is located in the country's midwest region, the Central Northwest division, bordering South Dakota on the north, the Missouri River on the east, separating it from Iowa and Missouri, Kansas on the south, Colorado on the southwest, and Wyoming on the west. It is the eighth least densely populated state, with 9.12 inhabitants / km², ahead of the least densely populated Idaho, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. On March 1, 1867, he was admitted to the Union as the 37th,
- Kentucky state of the United States of America
- Cedar County
- Cass County
- Lewis County
- Linn County
- Putnam County
- Clinton County
- Ray County
- Boone County
- Cooper County
- Livingston County
- Ralls County
- Benton County
- Carter County
- Osage County
- Warren County
- Holt County
- Shannon County
- Audrain County
- Adair County
- Howard County
- St. Francois County
- Bollinger County
- Platte County
- Mercer County
- Greene County
- Pettis County
- St. Louis County
- Moniteau County
- DeKalb County
- Gasconade County
- Morgan County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Gentry County
- Ste. Genevieve County
- Monroe County
- Cole County
- Madison County
- Barton County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Stoddard County
- Bates County
- Montgomery County
- Pemiscot County
- Jefferson County
- Macon County
- Dunklin County
- Polk County
- Pike County
- Johnson County
- Washington County
- Ripley County
- Clay County
- Miller County
- Mississippi County
- Saline County
- Maries County
- Hickory County
- Taney County
- Laclede County
- Scotland County
- Iron County
- McDonald County
- Jackson County
- Webster County
- Butler County
- Perry County
- Howell County
- Wright County
- Stone County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Crawford County
- Dallas County
- Pulaski County
- Reynolds County
- Andrew County
- Lafayette County
- Scott County
- Nodaway County
- Callaway County
- Dent County
- Newton County
- Daviess County
- Ozark County
- Franklin County
- Texas County
- Atchison County
- Worth County
- Phelps County
- St. Clair County
- Wayne County
- Schuyler County
- Marion County
- Harrison County
- St. Louis
- Oregon County
- New Madrid County
- Buchanan County
- Lawrence County
- Knox County
- St. Charles County
- Barry County
- Sullivan County
- Clark County
- Lincoln County
- Grundy County
- Jasper County
- Dade County
- Camden County
- Vernon County
- Henry County
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1910 | 3,293,335 | - | census |
1920 | 3,404,055 | 3.25% | census |
1930 | 3,629,367 | 6.21% | census |
1940 | 3,784,664 | 4.1% | census |
1950 | 3,954,653 | 4.3% | census |
1960 | 4,319,813 | 8.45% | census |
1970 | 4,676,501 | 7.63% | census |
1980 | 4,916,686 | 4.89% | census |
1990 | 5,117,073 | 3.92% | census |
2000 | 5,595,211 | 8.55% | census |
2010 | 5,988,927 | 6.57% | census |
2011 | 6,010,275 | 0.36% | estimation process |
2012 | 6,024,367 | 0.23% | estimation process |
2013 | 6,040,715 | 0.27% | estimation process |
2014 | 6,056,202 | 0.26% | estimation process |
2015 | 6,071,732 | 0.26% | estimation process |
2016 | 6,087,135 | 0.25% | estimation process |
2017 | 6,106,670 | 0.32% | estimation process |
2018 | 6,121,623 | 0.24% | estimation process |
2019 | 6,137,428 | 0.26% | estimation process |
2020 | 6,151,548 | 0.23% | estimation process |
People born in Missouri (199)
People born in Missouri, including Confederate States Army brigadier general William Hugh Young, computer scientist Guy L. Steele, businessman Howard R. Hughes, Sr., .
List
- Elmer Keith (American rancher) he was born in 08/03/1899
- Marlin Perkins (American zoologist) he was born in 28/03/1905
- Cal Hubbard (American football player and coach, baseball umpire (1900-1977)) he was born in 31/10/1900
- Charlie Creath (American musician) he was born in 30/12/1890
- Leroy Van Dyke (American singer) he was born in 04/10/1929
- Casey Jones (American railroad engineer) he was born in 14/03/1863
- Leith Stevens (American music composer and conductor of radio and film scores (1909-1970)) he was born in 13/09/1909
- Iris Yamashita (American screenwriter) she was born in 01/04/1965
- Ferlin Husky (American country music singer) he was born in 03/12/1927
- James O. McKinsey (founder of McKinsey & Company) he was born in 04/06/1889
- William C. Mellor (American cinematographer) he was born in 29/06/1903
- William Walden Rubey (American geologist) he was born in 19/12/1898
- Kenneth Lay (former chairman and CEO of Enron Corporation) he was born in 15/04/1942
- Kasey Rogers (American actress (1925-2006)) she was born in 15/12/1925
- Ruth Osburn (American discus thrower) she was born in 24/04/1912
- Arthur E. Arling (Hollywood cameraman/cinematographer) he was born in 19/09/1906
- Hallie Champlin (US tennis player) she was born in 01/10/1872
- William Gillock (American composer) he was born in 01/07/1917
Missouri Counties (more)
County Name | Population |
---|---|
Saint Louis County | 994,020 |
Jackson County | 705,925 |
Saint Charles County | 406,204 |
Greene County | 294,997 |
Clay County | 253,463 |
Jefferson County | 226,543 |
Boone County | 182,991 |
Jasper County | 121,648 |
Cass County | 106,806 |
Platte County | 106,532 |
Franklin County | 104,469 |
Christian County | 90,655 |
Buchanan County | 86,530 |
Cape Girardeau County | 79,512 |
Cole County | 76,191 |
Saint Francois County | 66,485 |
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