Missouri

Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning "canoe", is a Midwest U.S. state of the United States with Jefferson City, Missouri as its capital. The state's nickname is the ''[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/slogan.asp Show-Me] State''; the U.S. Post Office abbreviation for Missouri is MO and the state public university's main branch is located in Columbia, Missouri. The Mississippi River and Missouri River rivers are the two large rivers which flow through this state. USS_Missouri_%28BB-63%29 was named in honor of this state. == History == ''Main Article: History of Missouri'' Originally part of the Louisiana Purchase, Missouri was admitted as a state in 1821 as part of the Missouri Compromise. It earned the nickname "Gateway to the West" because it served as a departure point for settlers heading to the west. During the American Civil War, Missouri, a slave state, was split with portions adhering to the Union, and others seceding with the southern states. Missouri was the starting point for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. == Law and government == ''Main Article: Law and Government of Missouri''
''See: List of Missouri Governors'' The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City, Missouri and the current governor of the state is Matt Blunt (United States Republican Party). Missouri's two U.S. senators are Kit Bond (United States Republican Party) and Jim Talent (United States Republican Party). Missouri has nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The current constitution of Missouri, the fourth constitution for the state, was adopted in 1945 and provides for three branches of government, the legislative, judicial and executive branches. The legislative branch consists of two bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate. These bodies comprise the General Assembly of the State of Missouri. The House of Representatives has 163 members that are apportioned based on the last decennial census. The Senate consists of 34 members from districts divided such that the population of each district is approximately equal. The Judicial department consists of a supreme court consisting of 7 judges. Superior and inferior courts are also provided. The executive branch is headed by the Governor. == Geography == ''Main Article: Geography of Missouri''
Missouri is bounded on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the Mississippi River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by Arkansas; and on the west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the latter two across the Missouri River.) North of the Missouri River lie the northern plains that stretch into Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. Here, gentle rolling hills remain behind from a glacier that once had extended from the north to the Missouri River. The Ozark plateau begins south of the river and extends into Arkansas, S. E. Kansas, and N. E. Oklahoma. Springfield, Missouri in southwestern Missouri lies on the Ozark plateau. Southern Missouri is the home of the Ozark mountains, a dissected plateau surrounding the Precambrian igneous Saint Francois Mountain Range. The southeastern part of the state is home to the Bootheel, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain or Mississippi embayment. This region is the lowest, flattest and wettest part of the state. It is also the most fertile. It is here that one finds cotton and rice production. The Bootheel area was the focus of the great New Madrid Earthquake of 1811 - 1812. Although now generally considered part of the Midwest (US), Missouri was once thought of as South (US)ern. For example, Mark Twain, who grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, in Life on the Mississippi described his upbringing as in "the South". === Additional topics === * Climate of Missouri * Missouri National and State Parks * List of Missouri counties == Economy == [http://www.bea.gov/ The Bureau of Economic Analysis] estimates that Missouri's total state product in 2003 was $195 billion. Per capital personal income in 2003 was $29,464, 27^th in the nation. Major industries include aerospace, transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, printing/publishing, electrical equipment, light manufacturing. The agriculture products of the state are beef, soybeans, pork, dairy products, hay, maize, poultry, and egg (food). Missouri is ranked 6th in the nation for the production of hogs and 7th for cattle. As of 2001, there were 108,000 farms, the second largest number in any state after Texas. Missouri has vast quantities of limestone. Other minerals mined are lead, coal, portland cement and crushed stone. Missouri produces the most lead of all of the states in the Union with most of these mines in the central eastern portion of the state. Missouri also ranks first or near first among the production of lime. Tourism, services and wholesale/retail trade follow manufacturing in importance. == Demographics == As of 2003, the population of Missouri was 5,704,484. Major cities include Saint Louis, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri. The racial makeup of the state is: *83.8% Whites *11.2% African American *2.1% Hispanic American *1.1% Asian American *0.4% American Indian *1.5% mixed race. The five largest ancestry groups in Missouri are: German-American (23.5%), Ireland (12.7%), United States (10.5%), England (9.5%), France (3.5%). 6.6% of its population were reported as under 5, 25.5% under 18, and 13.5% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.4% of the population. 2.7% of Missourians are foreign-born, and 5.1% speak a language other than English at home. The 1997 birth and death rates were:

Births:	74,037
Deaths:	54,322
Infant deaths:	564

81.3% were high school graduates (higher than the national average) while 21.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. The mean commute time to work was 23.8 minutes. The homeownership rate in 2000 was 70.3% with the mean value of the owner occupied dwelling being $89,900. There were 2,194,594 househoulds with 2.48 people per household. The median household money income for 1999 was $37,934 with the 1999 Per Capita Money Income of $19,936. There were 11.7% (637,891) Missourians living below the poverty line in 1999. ===Religion=== The religious affiliaitions of the people of Missouri are: *Protestant – 67% *Roman Catholic – 20% *Other Christian – 2% *Other Religions – 1% *Non-Religious – 7% Two-thirds of Missourians are Protestants. Baptists, Methodism, and Lutheranism account for most of those belonging to the Protestant faiths. Approximately 1 out of 5 Missourians are Roman Catholic Church; many of those live in central Missouri as well as around Kansas City and St. Louis. A number of religious organizations have their headquearters in Missouri, including the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, which has its headquarters in Kirkwood, Missouri, outside St. Louis. Kansas City is the headquarters for the Church of the Nazarene. Independence, Missouri, outside of Kansas City, is the headquarters for the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), and the Latter Day Saints group Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Springfield is the headquarters of the Assemblies of God. ===Culture=== There is an idiom "being from Missouri" which relates to the state's unofficial slogan: "show me" (which even appears on their license plates). People from Missouri have a reputation for being skeptical. (see [http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/6d7ce/515/] and [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/slogan.asp]) ==Important cities and towns==

* Saint Louis, Missouri -- the largest metropolitan area. * Kansas City, Missouri -- the largest city. * Springfield, Missouri * Columbia, Missouri -- the University of Missouri at Columbia. * Branson -- major tourist destination * Cape Girardeau * Sainte Genevieve -- oldest permanent European settlement west of the Mississippi River. * Saint Joseph, Missouri -- the Pony Express began here

* Hannibal, Missouri -- where Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) lived. * Independence, Missouri -- hometown of president Harry S. Truman * Saint Charles, Missouri -- the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the first state capital. * Rolla -- the University of Missouri - Rolla * Jefferson City -- the state capital. * Sedalia -- home of the Missouri state fair. * Joplin

== Education == Missouri's public school system includes kindergarten to 12^th grade and requires all children between the ages of 7-16 inclusive to be enrolled in a school. The University of Missouri is Missouri's statewide public university system, having campuses in Saint Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, Missouri and Rolla, Missouri. Additionally, Missouri has several regional public universities in different parts of the state, the largest being Missouri State University (after heated political debate in Jefferson City, the name was changed from Southwest Missouri State University in spring 2005) having the second largest student enrollment after University of Missouri-Columbia. ===Colleges and universities===

*Avila University *Baptist Bible College *Central Bible College *Central Christian College of the Bible *Central Methodist College *Central Missouri State University *Cleveland Chiropractic College *College of the Ozarks *Columbia College *Concordia Seminary *Cottey College *Culver-Stockton College *DeVry University *Drury University *Evangel University *Fontbonne University *Forest Institute of Professional Psychology *Greenleaf University *Hannibal-Lagrange College *Harris-Stowe State College *Heritage College & Heritage Institute *Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine *Lincoln University (Missouri) *Lindenwood University *Logan College of Chiropractic *Maryville University

*Missouri Baptist University *Missouri Southern State University *Missouri State University (name change in spring 2005) *Missouri Valley College *Missouri Western State University (name change in summer 2005) *Northwest Missouri State University *Ozark Christian College *Park University *Rockhurst University *Saint Louis College of Pharmacy *Saint Louis University *Southeast Missouri State University *Southwest Baptist University *Stephens College *Truman State University *University of Missouri **University of Missouri - Columbia **University of Missouri - Kansas City **University of Missouri - Rolla **University of Missouri - St. Louis *Washington University in St. Louis *Webster University *Westminster College, Missouri *William Jewell College *William Woods University

==Professional sports teams== *Major League Baseball: Saint Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals *National Football League: Saint Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs *National Hockey League: Saint Louis Blues (hockey) *Major League Soccer: Kansas City Wizards ===Minor leagues=== *Baseball: **Springfield Cardinals (Class AA, Texas League) ==See also== *Missouri River *Missouri tribe *Missouri Pacific Railroad *Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor *List of people from Missouri and the Missouri Wall of Fame *List of individuals executed in Missouri *List of BSA local councils and districts in Missouri *List of Missouri State Highways *List of television stations in Missouri ==External links== * [http://www.state.mo.us/ Missouri Government] * [http://www.mohistory.org/ Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis] * [http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/ State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia] * [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/africanamerican/intro.asp Missouri's African American History] *[http://www.missouritourism.org Missouri State Tourism Office] *[http://www.statelocalgov.net/mo.htm State and Local Government on the Net] *[http://www.vitalrec.com/mo.html Vital Records Information] *[http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/tables/redist_mo.html Census Data] U.S. states Missouri os:Миссури (штат)

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The WikiProject U.S. States standards might help. == Requested Image == I'd like to see a simple picture of a Missouri license plate showing the "Show Me" slogan. I found one on the net; but I'd prefer for some Wikipedian to spend 10 minutes with a digital camera and get one that's free and clear to post into the public domain. (We could argue that a cropped portion of would be fair use, but I'd prefer to just having one that no one can argue about).User:JimD 20:20, 2004 Aug 17 (UTC) (from California's Silicon Valley). == convert to use template:US state and drop English measurements? == I've recently changed Template:US state to make the table more compact and have converted all state articles except Missouri's to use the template. Including the English measurements in addition to metric makes the table entries look awkward in the current version of the template. Kansas is the only other state article that includes English measurements. Anyone care if I convert Missouri to use the template and delete the English measurements? An alterative might be to create a different version of the template that accommodates both English and metric (which I'd be willing to do if anyone strongly cares about preserving the English measurements). -- User:Rick Block 15:52, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC) :The US still uses the English system, most of our data sources on US topics use the English system as a result, and many US readers think in terms of the English system. AFAIC, as long as this is the case, we should have both systems referenced in our articles and templates. - User:Jredmond 17:10, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Thanks -- I overlooked the mis-alphabetization in the county list. I took it directly from the list of missouri counties, so someone needs to change that article, too. User:Jaknouse 02:18, 20 May 2004 (UTC) :List of Missouri counties has been changed. Thank you, User:Paediauser talk:Paediauser:Paedia 17:32, 2004 May 20 (UTC)

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