Missouri, US

Missouri: State of the United States of America

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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)

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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.

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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 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

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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)

Saint Louis County

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Jackson County

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Saint Charles County

Saint Charles County, county in Missouri, United States

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