Missouri

Missouri state symbols
Missouri state symbols
	Flag of Missouri
Living insignia
Amphibian	American bullfrog
Bird	Eastern bluebird
Fish	Channel catfish
Flower	White hawthorn
Grass	Big bluestem
Horse breed	Missouri Fox Trotter
Insect	Western honey bee
Mammal	Missouri Mule
Tree	Flowering Dogwood
Inanimate insignia
Dance	Square dance
Dinosaur	Hypsibema missouriensis
Food	Dessert: Ice cream
Fossil	Crinoid
Gemstone	Beryl
Instrument	Fiddle
Mineral	Galena
Rock	Mozarkite
Soil	Menfro
Song	Missouri Waltz
Other	Paw-paw (fruit tree)
State route marker
State quarter
	Released in 2003
	Lists of United States state symbols

Missouri
Missouri
State
	State of Missouri
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Show Me State, Cave State, and Mother of the West
	Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) Let the good of the people be the supreme law
	Anthem: "Missouri Waltz"
	Map of the United States with Missouri highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Missouri Territory
Admitted to the Union	August 10, 1821 (24th)
Capital	Jefferson City
Largest city	Kansas City
Largest county or equivalent	St. Louis
Largest metro and urban areas	Greater St. Louis
Government
• Governor	Mike Parson (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Mike Kehoe (R)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	Supreme Court of Missouri
U.S. senators	Josh Hawley (R) ; Eric Schmitt (R)
U.S. House delegation	6 Republicans ; 2 Democrats (list)
Area
• Total	69,715 sq mi (180,560 km2)
• Land	68,886 sq mi (179,015 km2)
• Rank	21st
Dimensions
• Length	300 mi (480 km)
• Width	241 mi (390 km)
Elevation	800 ft (244 m)
Highest elevation (Taum Sauk Mountain)	1,772 ft (540 m)
Lowest elevation (St. Francis River at Arkansas border)	230 ft (70 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,160,281
• Rank	19th
• Density	88.2/sq mi (34.1/km2)
• Rank	30th
• Median household income	$53,578
• Income rank	38th
Demonym	Missourian
Language
• Official language	English
• Spoken language	English 93.9%; Spanish 2.6%; German 0.4%; Missouri French;
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation	MO
ISO 3166 code	US-MO
Traditional abbreviation	Mo.
Latitude	36° 0′ N to 40° 37′ N
Longitude	89° 6′ W to 95° 46′ W
Website	mo.gov

Missouri is one of the 50 states in the United States. Its capital is Jefferson City. Its largest cities are Kansas City and Saint Louis. Some other cities are Columbia (which is where the University of Missouri is), and Springfield.

Missouri officially became a state on August 10, 1821.

Missouri's edges touch a total of eight states: Iowa lies to the north; to the east, across the Mississippi River, are Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; Arkansas lies to the south; and on the west are Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (Kansas and Nebraska are across the Missouri River).

History

Native Americans first settled in Missouri before the arrival of Europeans.

Related pages

List of counties in Missouri

References

↑ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
↑ Bureau, US Census (April 26, 2021). "2020 Census Apportionment Results". The United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
↑ "Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 10 State Emblems Section 10.095". State of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
↑ "Missouri Governor declares not just any Bourbon can be called Missouri bourbon". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

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