| Admitted to Union |
August 10, 1821 |
| Capital |
Jefferson City, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Show Me State, Cave State, Lead State, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
69,709 square miles |
Rank |
21st |
| Total Land Area |
68,898 square miles |
Rank |
18th |
| Total Water Area |
811 square miles |
Rank |
34th |
| Length |
300 miles |
| Width |
240 miles |
| Highest Point |
1,772 feet (Taum Sauk Mountain) |
Rank |
41st |
| Lowest Point |
230 feet (St. Francis River) |
Rank |
30th |
| Mean Elevation |
800 feet |
Rank |
32nd |
| Highest Temp |
118 degrees on July 10, 1954 at Warsaw and Union |
| Lowest Temp |
-40 degrees on February 13, 1905 at Warsaw |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
90.5 degrees |
Rank |
19th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
19.4 degrees |
Rank |
24th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
5,595,211 |
Rank |
17th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
81.21 |
Rank |
27th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Kansas City |
441,545 |
|
6. |
St. Joseph |
73,990 |
| 2. |
St. Louis |
348,189 |
7. |
Lee's Summit |
70,700 |
| 3. |
Springfield |
151,580 |
8. |
St. Charles |
60,321 |
| 4. |
Independence |
113,288 |
9. |
St. Peters |
51,381 |
| 5. |
Columbia |
84,531 |
10. |
Florissant |
50,497 | |
| Median Age |
33.5 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
73.84 |
Rank |
26th |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
5,094.4 |
Rank |
24th |
| Violent Crimes |
744.4 |
Rank |
17th |
| Property |
4,351.0 |
Rank |
25th |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$27,206 |
Rank |
29th |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$23,461 |
Rank |
27th |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$28,682 |
Rank |
34th |
|
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We've gathered some of this information
from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter
and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III
Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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data, historical information and items of interest for all 50 states. We can
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