Tre Pryor, Realtor
Missouri Profile
Bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, it covers 69,709 sq mi (180,546 sq km); its capital is Jefferson City. The Missouri River runs from west to east across the state. The area north of it has rolling hills and fertile plains, the area south has deep valleys and swift streams. The region was originally inhabited by various Indian peoples, one of which, the Missouri, gave the state its name. The first permanent European settlement was made in 1735 at Ste. Genevieve by French hunters and lead miners. St. Louis was founded in 1764. The U.S. gained control of the region in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was part of Louisiana Territory in 1805 and Missouri Territory in 1812. An influx of U.S. settlers occurred after the War of 1812. Missouri became the 24th state in 1821, but only after the Missouri Compromise allowed its admission as a slave state. It suffered much tension between slaveholders and abolitionists, evidenced in the Dred Scott decision in 1857. Missouri remained in the Union during the American Civil War, though its citizens fought on both sides. After the war, its economic growth expanded and was celebrated in the St. Louis Exhibition of 1904. After World War II, its economy shifted from agriculture to manufacturing. It leads the nation in lead production, based mainly in the Ozarks region.
Missouri Statistics
| Population, 2007 estimate | 5,878,415 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 | 5.0% |
| Housing units, 2007 | 2,647,274 |
| Median household income, 2007 | $45,012 |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 68,885.93 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 81.2 |
Missouri Links
There's more information than I could possibly list here but I want to provide links to further your investigation if you so choose. So, here's a link the Official State Home Page of Missouri. The official tourism Web site of Missouri is very cool and filled to the brim with great vacation ideas.
Weather information is also available by cities. Just visit Missouri Weather - Average Temperatures and Rainfall and then click on the name of the city you are interested in to find data for that specific city. And what state profile would be complete without a link to their Top Attractions and Oddities?!?
Relocation Specialist : Missouri
Branson
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Columbia
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Independence
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Kansas City
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Saint Louis
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Springfield
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