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Missouri
Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning "town of big
canoes", is a midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as
its capital. The state's nickname is the Show Me State; the U.S. Post Office
abbreviation for Missouri is MO and the state public university's main
branch is located in Columbia. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers are the
two large rivers which flow through this state.
USS Missouri was named in honor of this state.
State motto:
"Let the welfare of the people be the
supreme law" ¹
Capital Jefferson City
Largest City Kansas City
Ranked 21st
Area 180,693 km2 (69,709
History - Total mile2)
- Land 178,590 km2 (68,898
- Water mile2)
- % water 2,101 km2 (811 mile2)
1.16%
Originally part of the
Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Population Ranked 17th
was admitted as a state in - Total (2000) 5,595,211
1821 as part of the Missouri - Density 31/km2 (80.27
mile²)
Compromise. It earned the
nickname "Gateway to the West" Admittance into
because it served as a Union
departure point for settlers - Order 24th
heading to the west. During - Date August 10, 1821
the Civil War, Missouri, a Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
slave state, was split with
portions adhering to the Latitude 36æN to 40æ35'N
Union, and others secceeding Longitude 89æ6'W to 95æ42'W
with the southern states. Width 385 km (240 miles)
Length 480 km (300 miles)
Law and Government Elevation
-Highest 540 meters (1772 feet)
-Mean 240 meters (800 feet)
-Lowest 70 meters ( 230 feet )
ISO 3166-2: US-MO
¹ Compare with King Charles XIII of
The capital of Missouri is Sweden (1809):
Jefferson city and the current "The welfare of the people my highest law".
governor of the state is Bob
Holden (Democrat). Missouri's two U.S. senators are Christopher S. Bond
(Republican) and Jim Talent (Republican). Missouri has 9 districts in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
The current constitution of Missouri, the fourth constitution for the state,
was adopted in 1945 and provides for 3 branches of government, the
legislative, judicial and executive branches. The legislative branch
consists of two bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate. These
bodies comprise the General Assembly of the State of Missouri.
The House of Representatives has 163 members that are apportioned based on
the last decennial census. The Senate consists of 34 members from districts
divided such that the population of each district is approximately equal.
The Judicial department consists of a supreme court consisting of 7 judges.
Superior and inferior courts are also provided.
The executive branch is headed by the Governor.
Geography
Missouri is bounded on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the
Mississippi River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by
Arkansas; and on the west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the latter two
across the Missouri River.)
North of the Missouri River lie the northern plains that stretch into Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas. Here, gentle rolling hills remain behind from a glacier
that once had extended from the north to the Missouri River.
The Ozark plateau begins south of the river and extends into Arkansas and
Oklahoma. Springfield, Missouri in southwestern Missouri lies on the Ozark
plateau. Southern Missouri is the home of the Ozark mountains and extends
into Arkansas.
The southeastern part of the state is home to the bootheel, part of the
Mississippi Alluvial Plain. This region is the lowest, flattest and wettest
part of the state. It is also the most fertile. It is here that one finds
cotton and rice production.
Economy
Missouri's total gross state product for 1999 was $170 billion placing it
18th in the nation, while its 2000 Per Capita Personal Income was $27,445 or
28th in the nation. Major industries include aerospace, transportation
equipment, food processing, chemicals, printing/publishing, electrical
equipment, light manufacturing.
The agriculture products of the state are beef, soybeans, pork, dairy
products, hay, corn, poultry, and eggs. Missouri is ranked 6th in the nation
for the production of hogs and 7th for cattle. As of 2001, there were
108,000 farms, the second largest number in any state after Texas.
Missouri has vast quantities of limestone. Other minerals mined are lead,
coal, portland cement and crushed stone. Missouri produces the most lead of
all of the states in the Union with most of these mines in the central
eastern portion of the state. Missouri also ranks first or near first among
the production of lime.
Tourism, services and wholesale/retail trade follow manufacturing in importance.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, the population of the state is 5,595,211. Major
cities include St. Louis and Kansas City. Its population grew 0.6% (478,310)
from its 1990 levels. According to the 2000 census, 84.9% (4,748,083)
identified themselves as White, 2.1% (118,592) as Hispanic or Latino, 11.2%
(629,391) as black, 1.1% (61,595) as Asian, 0.4% (25,076) as American Indian
or Alaska Native, 0.1% (3,178) as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.8%
(45,827) as other, and 1.5% (82,061) identified themselves as belonging to
two or more races.
6.6% of its population were reported as under 5, 25.5% under 18, and 13.5%
were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.4% of the population.
5.1% of Missourians spoke a language other than English at home. The 1997
birth and death rates were:
Births: 74,037
Deaths: 54,322
Infant deaths:564
151,196 Missourians were foreign born. 81.3% were high school graduates
(higher than the national average) while 21.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher.
The mean commute time to work was 23.8 minutes. The homeownership rate in
2000 was 70.3% with the mean value of the owner occupied dwelling being
$89,900. There were 2,194,594 househoulds with 2.48 people per household.
The median household money income for 1999 was $37,934 with the 1999 Per
Capita Money Income of $19,936. There were 11.7% (637,891) Missourians
living below the poverty line in 1999.
Religion
Approximately 1 out of 5 Missourians holding religious beliefs are Roman
Catholics; many of those live in central Missouri as well as around Kansas
City and St. Louis. Baptists, Methodists, and Lutherans account for most of
those belonging to Protestant faiths. Kirkwood, outside St. Louis, is the
headquarters of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Kansas City is the
headquarters for the Church of the Nazarene and Independence, outside of
Kansas City, is the headquarters for the Mormon group known as the Community
of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints). Springfield is the headquaters of the Assemblies of God.
Important Cities and Towns
* Saint Louis * Hannibal--where Mark Twain, or
* Kansas City Samuel Clemens, lived.
* Springfield * Independence
* Columbia -- the University of * Saint Charles -- the beginning
Missouri at Columbia. of the Lewis and Clark
* Branson Expedition.
* Cape Girardeau * Rolla
* Sainte Genevieve -- oldest * Jefferson City--the state
European settlement west of the capital--
Mississippi River. * Sedalia--home of the Missouri
* Saint Joseph -- the Pony Express state fair.
began here. * Joplin
Education
Missouri's public school system includes kindergarten to 12th grade and
requires all children between the ages of 7-16 inclusive to be enrolled in a
school. The University of Missouri is Missouri's statewide public university
system, having campuses in St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia and Rolla.
Additionally, Missouri has several regional public universities in different
parts of the state, the largest being Southwest Missouri State University
having the second largest student enrollment after University of
Missouri-Columbia.
Colleges and Universities
* Missouri Southern State
College
* Avila University * Missouri Valley College
* Baptist Bible College * Missouri Western State College
* Central Bible College * Northwest Missouri State
* Central Christian College of the University
Bible * Ozark Christian College
* Central Methodist College * Park University
* Central Missouri State University * Rockhurst University
* Cleveland Chiropractic College * St. Louis College of Pharmacy
* College of the Ozarks * Saint Louis University
* Columbia College * Southeast Missouri State
* Concordia Seminary, St. Louis University
* Culver-Stockton College * Southwest Baptist University
* DeVry University, Kansas City * Southwest Missouri State
* Drury University University
* Evangel University * Stephens College
* Fontbonne College * Truman State University
* Forest Institute of Professional * University of Missouri
Psychology o University of Missouri,
* Greenleaf University Columbia
* Hannibal-Lagrange College o University of Missouri,
* Harris-Stowe State College Kansas City
* Kirksville College of Osteopathic o University of Missouri,
Medicine Rolla
* Lincoln University o University of Missouri,
* Lindenwood University St. Louis
* Logan College of Chiropractic * Washington University in St.
* Maryville University of St. Louis Louis
* Missouri Baptist College * Webster University
* Westminster College
* William Jewell College
* William Woods University
Professional Sports Teams
* St. Louis Blues, National Hockey League * National Football League
* Kansas City Wizards, Major League o St. Louis Rams
Soccer o Kansas City Chiefs
* Major League Baseball
o St. Louis Cardinals
o Kansas City Royals
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