Businesses and Places in Missouri
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Missouri Facts and Information
Abbreviation | MO |
Capital | Jefferson City |
Size | Total (Land + Water) 69,704 sq miles; Land Only 68,886 sq miles |
Number of Counties | 114 |
Time Zone | Central Time Zone |
Bordering States | Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee |
Highest Point | Taum Sauk Mountain, 1,772 feet |
National Parks | None |
Population (2015) | 6,083,672 |
Population Density | 88.3 people / square mile |
Area Codes | 314, 417, 557, 573, 636, 660, 816, 975 |
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Kansas City (459,787)
St. Louis (319,294) Springfield (159,498) Independence (116,830) Columbia (108,500) |
Statehood | August 10, 1821 |
Electoral Votes | 10 |
Governor | Official Missouri Governor Website |
U. S. Senators | List of U. S. Senators From Missouri |
U. S. Representatives | List of U. S. Representatives From Missouri |
Senators | List of Missouri State Senators |
Representatives | List of Missouri State Representatives |
Government | Official Site |
Constitution | Missouri State Constitution |
Road Conditions | Missouri Road Conditions |
Quarter Issue Date | August 4, 2003 |
American Folk Dance | Square dance |
Amphibian | American bullfrog |
Animal | Missouri mule |
Aquatic Animal | Paddlefish |
Bird | Bluebird |
Dessert | Ice cream cone |
Dinosaur | Hypsibema missouriense |
Fish | Channel catfish |
Flower | Hawthorn |
Fossil | Crinoid |
Game Bird | Bobwhite quail |
Grape | Norton/Cynthiana grape |
Grass | Big bluestem |
Horse | Missouri fox trotting horse |
Insect | Honeybee |
Invertebrate | Crayfish |
Mineral | Galena |
Motto | Salus populi suprema lex esto (Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law) |
Musical Instrument | Fiddle |
Nickname | Show-me State |
Reptile | Three-toed box turtle |
Rock | Mozarkite |
Song | Missouri Day |
Tree | Flowering dogwood |
Tree Nut | Eastern black walnut |
NCAA Division I Schools | University of Missouri (Southeastern)
University of Missouri – Kansas City (WAC) Missouri State University (Missouri Valley) Saint Louis University (Atlantic 10) Southeast Missouri State University (Ohio Valley) |
Gas Tax | $0.1730 / Gallon |
Cigarette Tax | $0.17 / Pack |
Tourist Attractions | Crown Center Commercial neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Silver Dollar City Theme park in Branson, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Worlds of Fun Amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Saint Louis Zoo Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Six Flags St. Louis Theme park in Eureka, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | City Museum Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Lake of the Ozarks Reservoir in central Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Gateway Arch Monument in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Titanic Museum Museum in Branson, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Grant's Farm Former Busch family estate, located in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | The Magic House Children's museum in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Saint Louis Science Center Science museum in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Missouri Botanical Garden Botanical garden in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Table Rock Lake Reservoir in southwestern Missouri. |
Tourist Attractions | Country Club Plaza Shopping center in Kansas City, Missouri. |
Fun Facts | The state of Missouri was named after a tribe of Sioux Indians of the state called the Missouris. The word "Missouri" means "wooden canoe people" or "he of the big canoe." |
Fun Facts | The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is the tallest man-made national monument in the United States. It stands 630 feet tall. |
Fun Facts | Richland, Missouri, is the only city in the U.S. with a cave restaurant. |
Fun Facts | Kansas City, Missouri has more fountains than any city in the world except Rome. Hence Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains. |
Fun Facts | St. Joseph, Missouri was the starting point of the famed Pony Express. |
Fun Facts | In 1873, Susan Elizabeth Blow opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis. |
Fun Facts | Eight different states border Missouri, making it the state with the highest number of neighboring states. Tennessee also has eight bordering states. |
Fun Facts | Missouri has more than 6000 known caves. |
Fun Facts | In University City, Missouri, it is illegal for a person to have a yard sale on the front yard. |
Fun Facts | Missouri is one of two states with an official State Grape. Missouri's State Grape is Norton/Cynthiana grape. |
Name Origin | Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.” |
Residents Names | Missourian |
Tourism Office Website | www.visitmo.com |
Tourism Office Phone Number | 800-519-2100 |
Cities in Missouri to visit
- Arnold
- Arnold
- Ballwin
- Ballwin
- Belton
- Belton
- Blue Springs
- Blue Springs
- Branson
- Branson
- Camdenton
- Camdenton
- Cape Girardeau
- Cape Girardeau
- Carthage
- Carthage
- Chesterfield
- Chesterfield
- Clinton
- Clinton
- Columbia
- Columbia
- Creve Coeur
- Creve Coeur
- Farmington
- Farmington
- Fenton
- Fenton
- Festus
- Festus
- Florissant
- Florissant
- Fort Leonard Wood
- Fort Leonard Wood
- Grandview
- Grandview
- Hannibal
- Hannibal
- Harrisonville
- Harrisonville
- Independence
- Independence
- Jefferson City
- Jefferson City
- Joplin
- Joplin
- Kansas City
- Kansas City
- Kennett
- Kennett
- Kirksville
- Kirksville
- Lake Ozark
- Lake Ozark
- Lebanon
- Lebanon
- Lees Summit
- Lees Summit
- Liberty
- Liberty
- Manchester
- Manchester
- Neosho
- Neosho
- Nixa
- Nixa
- North Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- O Fallon
- O Fallon
- Osage Beach
- Osage Beach
- Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff
- Raytown
- Raytown
- Rolla
- Rolla
- Saint Charles
- Saint Charles
- Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph
- Saint Louis
- Saint Louis
- Saint Peters
- Saint Peters
- Saint Robert
- Saint Robert
- Sedalia
- Sedalia
- Sikeston
- Sikeston
- Springfield
- Springfield
- St Charles
- St Charles
- St Peters
- St Peters
- Troy
- Troy
- Warrensburg
- Warrensburg
- Washington
- Washington
- Wentzville
- Wentzville
- West Plains
- West Plains