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1. www.britannica.com › place › Missouri-stateMissouri | Capital, Map, Population, History, & Facts ...

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   2 days ago · Missouri is a constituent state of the U.S. It is bordered by Iowa to the north; Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the east; Arkansas to the south; and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. The state’s major cities are Kansas City in the west and St. Louis in the east. Its capital is Jefferson City.

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     Jefferson City, capital of Missouri, U.S., and seat of Cole...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_counties_in_MissouriList of counties in Missouri - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · There are 114 counties and one independent city in the U.S. State of Missouri. Following the Louisiana Purchase and the admittance of Louisiana into the United States in 1812, five counties were formed out of the Missouri Territory at the first general assembly: Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, and Ste. Genevieve.

   • Number: 114 counties, 1 independent city

   • Location: State of Missouri

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › StSt. Louis - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · City of St. Louis and Riverfront, 1874. South Broadway after a May 27, 1896, tornado. Immigrants from Ireland and Germany arrived in St. Louis in significant numbers starting in the 1840s, and the population of St. Louis grew from less than 20,000 inhabitants in 1840, to 77,860 in 1850, to more than 160,000 by 1860.

   • Elevation: 466 ft (142 m)
   • Named for: Louis IX of France

   • Area code: 314/557
   • State: Missouri

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Columbia,_MissouriColumbia, Missouri - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Columbia / kəˈlʌmbiə / is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. [8] Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022.

   • Elevation: 761 ft (232 m)
   • County: Boone

   • Area code: 573
   • State: Missouri

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6. www.nationsonline.org › oneworld › mapMap of the State of Missouri, USA - Nations Online Project

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   3 days ago · Information about Missouri, with maps that shows the US state, the location of Missouri within the United States, the state capital Jefferson City, major cities, populated places, highways, main roads, railways, and more.

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   Where is Missouri located?

   • Located near the centre of the conterminous United States, Missouri is the meeting place of the eastern timberlands and western prairies and of the southern cotton fields and the northern cornfields. It has represented the political and social sentiments of a border state since its admission as the 24th member of the union on August 10, 1821.

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   When did Missouri become a state?

   • White men pose, 104 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1852 at Lynch's slave market. The city elected its first municipal legislators (called trustees) in 1808. Steamboats first arrived in St. Louis in 1817, improving connections with New Orleans and eastern markets. Missouri was admitted as a state in 1821. St.

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   Is Missouri a state?

   • Missouri, constituent state of the United States of America. To the north lies Iowa; across the Mississippi River to the east, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; to the south, Arkansas; and to the west, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. With the exception of Tennessee, Missouri has more neighbouring states than any other U.S. state.

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   What is the largest city in Missouri?

   • The state capital is Jefferson City, Missouri's largest city is Kansas City. Greater Kansas City extends across the state border between Kansas and Missouri and has a population of nearly 2.5 million people. The state's largest metropolitan area is Greater St. Louis with 2.8 million inhabitants.

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