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Missouri
State Facts
There are fewer men than woman in Missouri. The overall gender ratio is 96 men to 100 women.
The Missouri flag was adopted on September 4, 1913. The flag has been ranked the 33rd best U.S. flag by a leading Vexillology Organization.
The Missouri quarter was the 24th quarter released overall. The quarter was released on August 4, 2003.
Recent estimates put Missouri's population at around 6,064,000 people (18th out of 56).The population density is 88.2 people per square mile (34th out of 56).
Someone from Missouri is known as a Missourian. View our List of Adjectival and Demonyms for all the States.
Missouri was the 24th state when it joined the United States on August 10, 1821. Prior to 1821, Missouri was known as "Missouri Territory (initially organized as the Louisiana Territory)."
Essential Missouri Facts
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Postal Code
The Missouri postal code is MO. This abbreviation has been used since the USPS first established official codes in October 1963. -
Gender Ratio
Gender Ratio: 96 Men to 100 Women
Male Population: 2,974,222 men
Female Population: 3,089,367 women
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State Flag
The 4 main colors in the Missouri flag are #002768, #BE0A2F, #FFFFFF, and #9A4A23 -
State Quarter
The Missouri Quarter was released in August 08, 2003.
Total Mintage: 0.45 billion.
Engraver: Alfred Maletsky -
Population and Area
Population: 6,063,589 people
Land Area: 68,742 square miles
Population Density: 6,063,589 people per square mile
Areas Codes in Missouri (9)
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- 417
- 573
- 618
- 636
- 660
- 816
- 870
- 913
Missouri Counties (115)
| County | Top Cities |
|---|---|
| Adair County | Brashear, Gibbs, Greentop, Kirksville, and Novinger |
| Andrew County | Amazonia, Bolckow, Cosby, Fillmore, Helena, and Rea |
| Atchison County | Fairfax, Rock Port, Tarkio, Watson, and Westboro |
| Audrain County | Benton City, Farber, Laddonia, Martinsburg, Mexico, and Rush Hill |
| Barry County | Butterfield, Cassville, Eagle Rock, Exeter, Golden, and Monett |
| Barton County | Golden City, Lamar, Liberal, Milford, and Mindenmines |
| Bates County | Adrian, Amoret, Amsterdam, Butler, Foster, and Rich Hill |
| Benton County | Cole Camp, Edwards, Ionia, Lincoln, Mora, and Warsaw |
| Bollinger County | Gipsy, Glenallen, Leopold, Marble Hill, Patton, and Sedgewickville |
| Boone County | Ashland, Centralia, Columbia, Hallsville, Harrisburg, and Hartsburg |
| Buchanan County | Agency, De Kalb, Easton, Faucett, Rushville, and Saint Joseph |
| Butler County | Broseley, Fagus, Fisk, Harviell, Neelyville, and Poplar Bluff |
| Caldwell County | Braymer, Breckenridge, Cowgill, Hamilton, Kidder, and Kingston |
| Callaway County | Auxvasse, Fulton, Holts Summit, Kingdom City, Mokane, and New Bloomfield |
| Camden County | Camdenton, Climax Springs, Lake Ozark, Linn Creek, Macks Creek, and Montreal |
| Cape Girardeau County | Burfordville, Cape Girardeau, Daisy, Delta, Dutchtown, and Friedheim |
| Carroll County | Bogard, Bosworth, Carrollton, De Witt, Hale, and Norborne |
| Carter County | Ellsinore, Fremont, Grandin, and Van Buren |
| Cass County | Archie, Belton, Cleveland, Creighton, Drexel, and East Lynne |
| Cedar County | Caplinger Mills, El Dorado Springs, Fair Play, Jerico Springs, and Stockton |
| Chariton County | Brunswick, Dalton, Keytesville, Mendon, Rothville, and Salisbury |
| Christian County | Billings, Bruner, Chadwick, Chestnutridge, Clever, and Garrison |
| Clark County | Alexandria, Kahoka, Luray, Revere, Saint Patrick, and Wayland |
| Clay County | Excelsior Springs, Holt, Kansas City, Kearney, Liberty, and Missouri City |
| Clinton County | Cameron, Gower, Lathrop, Plattsburg, Trimble, and Turney |
| Cole County | Centertown, Eugene, Henley, Jefferson City, Lohman, and Russellville |
| Cooper County | Blackwater, Boonville, Bunceton, Otterville, Pilot Grove, and Prairie Home |
| Crawford County | Bourbon, Cherryville, Cook Sta, Cuba, Davisville, and Leasburg |
| Dade County | Arcola, Dadeville, Everton, Greenfield, Lockwood, and South Greenfield |
| Dallas County | Buffalo, Long Lane, Louisburg, Tunas, Urbana, and Windyville |
| Daviess County | Altamont, Coffey, Gallatin, Jameson, Jamesport, and Lock Springs |
| DeKalb County | Amity, Clarksdale, Maysville, Osborn, Stewartsville, and Union Star |
| Dent County | Boss, Jadwin, Lake Spring, Lenox, and Salem |
| Douglas County | Ava, Drury, Squires, and Vanzant |
| Dunklin County | Arbyrd, Campbell, Cardwell, Clarkton, Gibson, and Gobler |
| Franklin County | Beaufort, Berger, Catawissa, Gerald, Gray Summit, and Grubville |
| Gasconade County | Bland, Gasconade, Hermann, Mount Sterling, Owensville, and Rosebud |
| Gentry County | Albany, Darlington, Gentry, King City, Mc Fall, and Stanberry |
| Greene County | Ash Grove, Bois D Arc, Brookline, Fair Grove, Republic, and Rogersville |
| Grundy County | Galt, Laredo, Spickard, and Trenton |
| Harrison County | Bethany, Blythedale, Eagleville, Gilman City, Hatfield, and Martinsville |
| Henry County | Blairstown, Calhoun, Clinton, Deepwater, Montrose, and Urich |
| Hickory County | Cross Timbers, Hermitage, Pittsburg, Preston, Quincy, and Weaubleau |
| Holt County | Craig, Forest City, Maitland, Mound City, and Oregon |
| Howard County | Armstrong, Fayette, Franklin, Glasgow, and New Franklin |
| Howell County | Brandsville, Caulfield, Moody, Mountain View, Peace Valley, and Pomona |
| Iron County | Annapolis, Arcadia, Belleview, Bixby, Des Arc, and Ironton |
| Jackson County | Blue Springs, Buckner, Grain Valley, Grandview, Greenwood, and Independence |
| Jasper County | Alba, Asbury, Avilla, Carl Junction, Carterville, and Carthage |
| Jefferson County | Arnold, Barnhart, Cedar Hill, Crystal City, De Soto, and Dittmer |
| Johnson County | Centerview, Chilhowee, Holden, Kingsville, Knob Noster, and Leeton |
| Knox County | Baring, Edina, Hurdland, Knox City, Newark, and Novelty |
| Laclede County | Conway, Eldridge, Falcon, Lebanon, Lynchburg, and Phillipsburg |
| Lafayette County | Alma, Bates City, Concordia, Corder, Dover, and Emma |
| Lawrence County | Aurora, Freistatt, Halltown, La Russell, Marionville, and Miller |
| Lewis County | Canton, Durham, Ewing, La Belle, La Grange, and Lewistown |
| Lincoln County | Elsberry, Foley, Hawk Point, Moscow Mills, Old Monroe, and Olney |
| Linn County | Brookfield, Browning, Bucklin, Laclede, Linneus, and Marceline |
| Livingston County | Chillicothe, Chula, Dawn, Ludlow, Mooresville, and Utica |
| Macon County | Anabel, Atlanta, Bevier, Callao, Elmer, and Ethel |
| Madison County | Fredericktown and Marquand |
| Maries County | Belle, Brinktown, Meta, Vichy, and Vienna |
| Marion County | Hannibal, Maywood, Palmyra, Philadelphia, and Taylor |
| McDonald County | Anderson, Goodman, Lanagan, Noel, Pineville, and Powell |
| Mercer County | Cainsville, Mercer, and Princeton |
| Miller County | Brumley, Eldon, Iberia, Kaiser, Olean, and Saint Elizabeth |
| Mississippi County | Anniston, Bertrand, Charleston, East Prairie, Wolf Island, and Wyatt |
| Moniteau County | California, Clarksburg, Fortuna, High Point, Jamestown, and Latham |
| Monroe County | Holliday, Madison, Paris, Santa Fe, and Stoutsville |
| Montgomery County | Bellflower, High Hill, Jonesburg, Middletown, Montgomery City, and New Florence |
| Morgan County | Barnett, Florence, Gravois Mills, Laurie, Rocky Mount, and Stover |
| New Madrid County | Canalou, Gideon, Kewanee, Lilbourn, Marston, and Matthews |
| Newton County | Diamond, Fairview, Granby, Joplin, Neosho, and Newtonia |
| Nodaway County | Barnard, Burlington Junction, Clearmont, Clyde, Conception, and Conception Junction |
| Oregon County | Alton, Couch, Koshkonong, Myrtle, and Thayer |
| Osage County | Argyle, Bonnots Mill, Chamois, Freeburg, Koeltztown, and Linn |
| Ozark County | Bakersfield, Brixey, Dora, Gainesville, Hardenville, and Isabella |
| Pemiscot County | Bragg City, Braggadocio, Caruthersville, Cooter, Deering, and Hayti |
| Perry County | Altenburg, Brazeau, Farrar, Frohna, Mc Bride, and Perryville |
| Pettis County | Green Ridge, Houstonia, Hughesville, La Monte, Sedalia, and Smithton |
| Phelps County | Beulah, Duke, Edgar Springs, Jerome, Newburg, and Rolla |
| Pike County | Annada, Ashburn, Bowling Green, Clarksville, Curryville, and Eolia |
| Platte County | Camden Point, Dearborn, Edgerton, Farley, Kansas City, and Platte City |
| Polk County | Aldrich, Bolivar, Brighton, Dunnegan, Eudora, and Flemington |
| Pulaski County | Crocker, Devils Elbow, Dixon, Fort Leonard Wood, Laquey, and Richland |
| Putnam County | Livonia, Lucerne, Powersville, Unionville, and Worthington |
| Ralls County | Center, Monroe City, New London, Perry, and Saverton |
| Randolph County | Cairo, Clark, Clifton Hill, Higbee, Huntsville, and Jacksonville |
| Ray County | Camden, Hardin, Henrietta, Lawson, Orrick, and Rayville |
| Reynolds County | Black, Bunker, Centerville, Ellington, Lesterville, and Redford |
| Ripley County | Briar, Doniphan, Fairdealing, Gatewood, Naylor, and Oxly |
| Saline County | Arrow Rock, Blackburn, Gilliam, Malta Bend, Marshall, and Miami |
| Schuyler County | Coatsville, Downing, Glenwood, Lancaster, and Queen City |
| Scotland County | Arbela, Gorin, Granger, Memphis, and Rutledge |
| Scott County | Benton, Blodgett, Chaffee, Commerce, Kelso, and Morley |
| Shannon County | Birch Tree, Eminence, Montier, and Winona |
| Shelby County | Bethel, Clarence, Emden, Hunnewell, Lentner, and Leonard |
| St. Charles County | Augusta, Cottleville, Defiance, Flinthill, Foristell, and Lake Saint Louis |
| St. Clair County | Appleton City, Collins, Lowry City, Osceola, and Roscoe |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Bloomsdale, Saint Mary, and Sainte Genevieve |
| St. Francois County | Bismarck, Bonne Terre, Doe Run, Farmington, French Village, and Knob Lick |
| St. Louis city | Saint Louis |
| St. Louis County | Ballwin, Bridgeton, Chesterfield, Earth City, Eureka, and Fenton |
| Stoddard County | Advance, Bell City, Bernie, Bloomfield, Brownwood, and Catron |
| Stone County | Blue Eye, Cape Fair, Crane, Galena, Hurley, and Kimberling City |
| Sullivan County | Green Castle, Green City, Harris, Humphreys, Milan, and Newtown |
| Taney County | Bradleyville, Branson, Cedarcreek, Forsyth, Hollister, and Kirbyville |
| Texas County | Bucyrus, Cabool, Elk Creek, Eunice, Hartshorn, and Houston |
| Vernon County | Bronaugh, Deerfield, Harwood, Hume, Metz, and Milo |
| Warren County | Dutzow, Marthasville, Treloar, Truxton, Warrenton, and Wright City |
| Washington County | Belgrade, Blackwell, Cadet, Caledonia, Fletcher, and Irondale |
| Wayne County | Cascade, Clubb, Greenville, Lodi, Lowndes, and Mc Gee |
| Webster County | Diggins, Elkland, Fordland, Marshfield, Niangua, and Seymour |
| Worth County | Allendale, Denver, Grant City, Sheridan, and Worth |
| Wright County | Graff, Grovespring, Hartville, Macomb, Mansfield, and Mountain Grove |