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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

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