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Admission to Statehood:
August 10, 1821 (24th State)
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Area:
- Area: 69,709 sq.mi (180,546 sq.km.), 21st
- Land: 68,898 sq.mi. (178,445 sq.km.), 18th
- Water: 811 sq.mi. (2,100 sq.km.), 34th
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Constitution:
Missouri's Constitution , 24th State
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Population (2013):
6,044,171; Rank: 18 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird:
Bluebird | List of State Birds
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Constitution:
Missouri's Constitution , 24th State
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Flag:
Centered on red, white and blue fields is the Missouri state seal. It is encircled by a blue band with twenty-four stars representing the number of states in 1821. The stars in the inner circle have the same meaning. Two huge grizzly bears support the circular shield in the center which has three parts:- The motto "United We Stand,Divided we Fall"
- The right section representingthe United States
- The left section containing a moon representing a new state and a grizzly bear standing for courage.
- The flag was designed by Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Oliver of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Flag adopted 1913.
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Flower:
Hawthorn (Crataegus) | Other State Flowers
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Origin of State Name:
Named after Missouri Indian tribe whose name means "town of the large canoes"
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Population (2013):
6,044,171; Rank: 18 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil:
Menfro
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Song:
- "Missouri Waltz" | Words by: J.R. Shannon | Music by: John V. Eppel
- Other State Songs | Sheet Music
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Tree:
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) | Other State Trees
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County Profile:
Missouri County Map Missouri County Map , 114 Counties
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Representatives:
- US House: 113th Congress
- US Senate: 113th Congress
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Area:
- Area: 69,709 sq.mi (180,546 sq.km.), 21st
- Land: 68,898 sq.mi. (178,445 sq.km.), 18th
- Water: 811 sq.mi. (2,100 sq.km.), 34th
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County Profile:
Missouri County Map , 114 Counties
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Geographic Center:
Miller, 20 miles southwest of Jefferson City
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Highest Point:
Taum Sauk Mountain ; 1,772 feet, (540 m.), 41st tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 38°29.7'N / 92°37.9'W
- Relative Center: Miller, 20 miles southwest of Jefferson City
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Lowest Point:
Missouri; 230 feet, 29th lowest
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Topography:
Image | | Rolling hills, open, fertile plains, and well watered prairie north of the Missouri river; south of the river land is rough and hilly with deep, narrow valleys; alluvial plain in the southeast; low elevations in the west.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 (33rd) | May 8, 1884 | Lamar, Missouri
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- Agriculture: Cattle, soybeans, hogs, dairy products, corn, poultry and eggs.
- Industry: Transportation equipment, food processing, chemical products, electric equipment, fabricated metal products.
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