Sitemap to all pages covering the state of Missouri. Contributions and photography for the Missouri guides from Alex Nitzman, Andy Field, Brent Ivy and Justin Cozart.
Highway Guides
Interstates
Business Loops
- Business Loop I-29 – St. Joseph
- Business Loop I-44 – Joplin
- Business Loop I-44 – Rolla
- Business Loop I-55 – New Madrid
- Business Loop I-55 – Cape Girardeau-Jackson
- Business Loop I-55 – Festus-Crystal City-Herculaneum
- Business Loop I-70 – Columbia
- Business Loop I-70 – Boonville
- Business Loop I-70 – St. Charles
U.S. Highways
State RoutesPopulation Statistics
| State Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,988,927 | |||||
| Metropolitan Populations | |||||
| St. Louis | 2,812,896 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 2,035,334 | ||
| Springfield | 436,712 | Joplin | 175,518 | ||
| Columbia | 172,786 | Jefferson City | 149,807 | ||
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 127,329 | Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL | 96,275 | ||
| Top County Populations | |||||
| St. Louis | 998,954 | Jackson | 674,158 | ||
| St. Charles | 360,485 | Greene | 275,174 | ||
| Clay | 221,939 | Jefferson | 218,733 | ||
| Boone | 162,642 | Jasper | 117,404 | ||
| Top City Populations | |||||
| Kansas City | 459,787 | St. Louis | 319,294 | ||
| Springfield | 159,498 | Independence | 116,830 | ||
| Columbia | 108,500 | Lee’s Summit | 91,364 | ||
| O’Fallon | 79,329 | St. Joseph | 76,780 | ||
| St. Charles | 65,794 | Blue Springs | 52,575 | ||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas |
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About Missouri
- Capital:
Jefferson City - Nickname: Show Me State
- State Flower: Hawthorn
- State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
- State Tree: Flowering Dogwood
- Total Interstate Mileage: 1,386.23
- Land Area: 69,704 square miles
- Highest Point: Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 feet
- Lowest Point: Saint Francis River along north-south border with Arkansas, 230 feet
- Number of Counties: 114 and one independent city (St. Louis)
- Statehood: 24th state; admitted August 10, 1821
Major League Sports Franchises
- Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
- Kansas City Royals (MLB)
- St. Louis Blues (NHL)
- St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
- St. Louis Rams (NFL) – moved to Los Angeles in January 2016.
- Kansas City Athletics (MLB), the A’s relocated from Philadelphia to KC in 1955 and left for Oakland in 1967.
- Kansas City Scouts (NHL), played only two seasons, relocating to Denver as the Colorado Rockies in 1976.
- Kansas City Kings (NBA), initially the Kansas City Omaha Kings, splitting their games between the two cities until 1979. The Kings moved to Sacramento in 1985.
- St. Louis Browns (MLB), became the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.
- St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), moved to St. Louis from Chicago in 1960, vacated Missouri for Phoenix in 1987.
- St. Louis Hawks (NBA), the Hawks moved to St. Louis from Milwaukee in 1955 and left for Atlanta in 1968.