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Capital: Jefferson
City
State
abbreviation/Postal code: Mo./MO
Governor: Matt
Blunt, R (to Jan. 2009)
Lieut. Governor: Peter
Kinder, R (to Jan. 2009)
Senators: Christopher
S. Bond, R (to Jan. 2011); Claire McCaskill, D
(to Jan. 2013)
U.S. Representatives:
9
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Secy. of State: Robin
Carnahan, D (to Jan. 2009)
Treasurer: Sarah
Steelman, R (to Jan. 2009)
Atty. General: Jeremiah
�Jay� W. Nixon, D (to Jan. 2009)
Organized as territory:
June 4, 1812
Entered Union (rank):
Aug. 10, 1821 (24)
Present constitution
adopted: 1945
Motto: Salus
populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the
people shall be the supreme law)
State symbols:
|
flower
|
hawthorn
(1923) |
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bird
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bluebird
(1927) |
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aquatic
animal |
paddlefish
(1997) |
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fish
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channel
catfish (1997) |
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song
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�Missouri
Waltz� (1949) |
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fossil
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crinoid (1989) |
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musical
instrument |
fiddle (1987) |
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rock
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mozarkite
(1967) |
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mineral
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galena (1967) |
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insect
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honeybee
(1985) |
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tree
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flowering
dogwood (1955) |
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tree nut
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eastern black
walnut (1990) |
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animal
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mule (1995) |
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dance
|
square dance
(1995) |
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Missouri
Day |
third
Wednesday in October (1969) |
Nickname: Show-me
State
Origin of name:
Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. �Missouri�
means �town of the large canoes.�
10 largest cities (2005
est.): Kansas City, 444,965; St. Louis,
344,362; Springfield, 150,298;
Independence, 110,208; Columbia, 91,814;
Lee's Summit, 80,338; St. Joseph, 72,661; O'Fallon,
69,694; St. Charles, 62,304; St. Peter's, 54,209
Land area: 68,886
sq mi. (178,415 sq km)
Geographic center: In
Miller Co., 20 mi. SW of Jefferson City
Number of counties: 114,
plus 1 independent city
Largest county by population
and area: St. Louis, 1,004,666 (2005); Texas,
1,179 sq mi.
Conservation areas1:
leased, 315 (197, 661 ac.); owned, 775 (770,574 ac.)
State parks and historic
sites: 81
Residents:
Missourian
2005 resident population est.:
5,800,310
2000 resident census
population (rank): 5,595,211 (17). Male:
2,720,177 (48.6%); Female: 2,875,034 (51.4%).
White: 4,748,083 (84.9%); Black:
629,391 (11.2%); American Indian: 25,076
(0.4%); Asian: 61,595 (1.1%); Other race:
45,827 (0.8%); Two or more races: 82,061
(1.5%); Hispanic/Latino: 118,592 (2.1%).
2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.5; 65
and over: 13.5; median age: 36.1.
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