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Missouri State Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag

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Missouri State Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City, located on the Missouri River. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state.

Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. When European explorers arrived in the 1600s they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764.

State of Missouri

Flag Seal

Nickname(s): Show Me State, Cave State, and Mother of the West Motto(s): Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) Let the good of the people be the supreme law State song(s): “Missouri Waltz“

Official language English Spoken languages

English 93.9%

Spanish 2.6%

German 0.4%

Missouri French

Demonym Missourian Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro Greater St. Louis Area Ranked 21st • Total 69,704 sq mi (180,530 km2) • Width 240 miles (390 km) • Length 300 miles (480 km) • % water 1.17 • Latitude 36° 0′ N to 40° 37′ N • Longitude 89° 6′ W to 95° 46′ W Population Ranked 18th • Total 6,093,000 (2016 est.) • Density 87.1/sq mi (33.7/km2) Ranked 30th • Median household income $59,196 (22nd) Elevation • Highest point Taum Sauk Mountain[3] 1,772 ft (540 m) • Mean 800 ft (244 m) • Lowest point St. Francis River at Arkansas border 230 ft (70 m) Before statehood Missouri Territory Admission to Union August 10, 1821 (24th) Governor Eric Greitens (R) Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson (R) Legislature Missouri General Assembly • Upper house Senate • Lower house House of Representatives U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D) Roy Blunt (R) U.S. House delegation Lacy Clay (D) Ann Wagner (R) Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) Vicky Hartzler (R) Emanuel Cleaver (D) Sam Graves (R) Billy Long (R) Jason T. Smith (R) (list) Time zone Central: UTC −6/−5 ISO 3166 US-MO Abbreviations MO, Mo. Website www.mo.gov

Missouri State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag

The flag has a red, white, and blue background (representing Missouri’s French heritage; it was part of the Louisiana Purchase from France). The circular center is surrounded by 24 white stars (the number of states when Missouri entered the Union). Two grizzly bears represent bravery and strength. A knight’s helmet and another 24 stars are above the bears. The motto, “UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL” is around the inner circle. The motto, “SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTA” (meaning “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law”) is on a yellow ribbon under the bears. The inner circle has an eagle holding the olive branch of peace and the arrows of war (representing the federal government), a crescent moon, and another grizzly bear. The Roman numeral MDCCCXX is under the two bears (1820 was the date of the Missouri Compromise).

Animal Symbols:

State BirdBluebird State AnimalMissouri mule State Insect Honey bee State Aquatic AnimalPaddlefish A large, primitive, freshwater cartilaginous fish. State FishChannel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Plant Symbols:

State Flower

White hawthorn

State Tree

Flowering dogwood

State Nut Tree

Eastern black walnut tree (Juglans nigra)

Earth Symbols:

State Fossil

Crinoid A sea lily that lived 250 million years ago.

State Mineral

Galena (Lead Sulfide)

State Rock

Mozarkite

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Musical Instrument

Fiddle

State Folk Dance

Square dance

Geography

Missouri is landlocked and borders eight different states as does its neighbor, Tennessee. No state in the U.S. touches more than eight. Missouri is bounded by Iowa on the north; by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee across the Mississippi River on the east; on the south by Arkansas; and by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the last across the Missouri River) on the west. Whereas the northern and southern boundaries are straight lines, the Missouri Bootheel protrudes southerly into Arkansas. The two largest rivers are the Mississippi (which defines the eastern boundary of the state) and the Missouri River (which flows from west to east through the state) essentially connecting the two largest metros of Kansas City and St. Louis.

Although today it is usually considered part of the Midwest, Missouri was historically seen by many as a border state, chiefly because of the settlement of migrants from the South and its status as a slave state before the Civil War, balanced by the influence of St. Louis. The counties that made up “Little Dixie” were those along the Missouri River in the center of the state, settled by Southern migrants who held the greatest concentration of slaves.

In 2005, Missouri received 16,695,000 visitors to its national parks and other recreational areas totaling 101,000 acres (410 km2), giving it $7.41 million in annual revenues, 26.6% of its operating expenditures

Wildlife

Missouri is home to a diversity of both flora and fauna. There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller tributary rivers, streams, and lakes. North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the Oak-Hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Missouri was 6,083,672 on July 1, 2015, a 1.58% increase since the 2010 United States Census.

Missouri had a population of 5,988,927, according to the 2010 Census; an increase of 392,369 (7.0 percent) since the year 2000. From 2000 to 2007, this includes a natural increase of 137,564 people since the last census (480,763 births less 343,199 deaths), and an increase of 88,088 people due to net migration into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 50,450 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 37,638 people. Over half of Missourians (3,294,936 people, or 55.0%) live within the state’s two largest metropolitan areas–St. Louis and Kansas City. The state’s population density 86.9 in 2009, is also closer to the national average (86.8 in 2009) than any other state.

In 2011, the racial composition of the state was:

84.0% White American (81.0% non-Hispanic white, 3.0% White Hispanic)

11.7% Black or African American

0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native

1.7% Asian American

0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

1.9% Multiracial American

0.1% Some other race

In 2011, 3.7% of the total population was of Hispanic or Latino origin (they may be of any race).

Missouri racial breakdown of population Racial composition 1990 2000 2010 White 87.7% 84.9% 82.8% Black 10.7% 11.3% 11.6% Asian 0.8% 1.1% 1.6% Native 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander – 0.1% 0.1% Other race 0.4% 0.8% 1.3% Two or more races – 1.5% 2.1%

Colleges and universities

University of Missouri System

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses. Headquartered in Columbia on the original campus, the extension program provides distance learning and other educational initiatives statewide. The UM System was created in 1963 when the University of Missouri and its offshoot, the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, were combined with the formerly-private University of Kansas City and a newly created campus in suburban St. Louis.

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment Founded University of Missouri Columbia State university Doctoral/very high activity research university 33,266 1839 University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City State university Doctoral/high activity research university 16,944 1933 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla State university Doctoral/high activity research university 8,838 1870 University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis State University Doctoral/high activity research university 16,989 1963

Public universities

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment Founded Harris–Stowe State University St. Louis Historically black* public university Baccalaureate college 1,854 1857 Lincoln University Jefferson City Historically black public university Master’s colleges and universities 3,109 1866 Missouri Southern State University Joplin Public university Baccalaureate college 5,264 1937 Missouri State University Springfield Public university Master’s colleges and universities 24,489 1905 Missouri Western State University St. Joseph Public university Baccalaureate college 5,508 1915 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville Public university Master’s colleges and universities 6,687 1905 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau Public university Master’s colleges and universities 10,738 1873 Truman State University Kirksville Public university Master’s colleges and universities 5,880 1867 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg Public university Master’s colleges and universities 14,395 1871

* Harris Teachers College was the City of St. Louis’ teachers college for white students, and Stowe Teachers College was for black students until 1954, when the school board merged the two.

Private colleges and universities

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment (2009) Founded Avila University Kansas City Catholic Baccalaureate college 1,837 1916 Central Methodist University Fayette Methodist Baccalaureate college 1,000 1854 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout Presbyterian Baccalaureate college 1,600 1906 Columbia College Columbia private Master’s colleges and universities 3,000 1851 Cottey College Nevada Nonsectarian Baccalaureate college 325 1884 Culver–Stockton College Canton Disciples of Christ Baccalaureate college 821 1853 Drury University Springfield Christian Master’s colleges and universities 5,474 1873 Evangel University Springfield Assemblies of God Baccalaureate college 1,850 1955 Fontbonne University Clayton Catholic Baccalaureate college 2,950 1923 Hannibal–LaGrange University Hannibal Christian Baccalaureate college 1,150 1858 Lindenwood University St. Charles Presbyterian Master’s colleges and universities 11,421[10] 1827 Maryville University Town and Country Nonsectarian Baccalaureate college 3,600 1872 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis Evangelical Baccalaureate college 4,615 1957 Missouri Valley College Marshall Presbyterian Baccalaureate college 1,789 1889 Park University Parkville Non-denominational Master’s colleges and universities 11,013 1875 Rockhurst University Kansas City Jesuit Master’s colleges and universities 3,000 1910 Saint Louis University St. Louis Jesuit Doctoral/very high activity research university 13,784 1818 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar Baptist Baccalaureate college 3,000 1878 Stephens College Columbia private Women’s College Baccalaureate college 1,000 1833 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis Nonsectarian Doctoral/very high activity research university 14,114 1853 Webster University Webster Groves private Master’s colleges and universities 5,000 1915 Westminster College Fulton private Baccalaureate college 1,064 1851 William Jewell College Liberty private liberal arts[11] Baccalaureate college 1,050 1849 William Woods University Fulton Disciples of Christ Baccalaureate college 3,000 1870

Associate’s (community) colleges

Public

Crowder College

East Central College

Jefferson College

Metropolitan Community College

Mineral Area College

Missouri State University–West Plains

Moberly Area Community College

North Central Missouri College

Ozarks Technical Community College

St. Charles Community College

St. Louis Community College

State Fair Community College

State Technical College of Missouri[12]

Three Rivers Community College

Private

Ranken Technical College

Theological seminaries

Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

Baptist Bible College

Central Bible College

Central Christian College of the Bible

Concordia Seminary

Covenant Theological Seminary

Eden Theological Seminary

Kenrick-Glennon Seminary

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Nazarene Theological Seminary

Ozark Christian College

Saint Louis Christian College

Saint Paul School of Theology

Special focus

A. T. Still University

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Logan College of Chiropractic

St. Louis College of Pharmacy

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