Missouri State Facts and History

Missouri Quick Facts

• Current Governor: Mike Parson (Republican)
• Capital: Jefferson City
• Population: 6,137,428 (2019 est.)
• Land Area: 68,741.52 sq km
• Water Area: 965.47 sq km
• Total Area: 69,706.99 SQ KM
• Width: 240 mi (390 km)
• Length: 300 mi (480 km)
• State Motto: “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law)”
• Nickname: Show Me State
• Electoral votes: 10
• Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 8 (of 435)
• State Song: “Missouri Waltz”
• Date of Statehood: August 10, 1821
• Time Zone: Central (GMT − 6 hours)
• Official Website of Missouri: mo.gov
• State abbreviation/Postal code: MO
• Origin of name: The name Missouri derives from 8emessourit, an Algonquian term that refers to “people with canoes (made from logs),”

State Symbol of Missouri

State American Folk Dance	Square dance
State Amphibian	American bullfrog
State Animal	Missouri mule
State Aquatic Animal	Paddlefish
State Bird	Bluebird
State Dessert	Ice cream cone
State Dinosaur	Hypsibema missouriense
State Fish	Channel catfish
State Flower	Hawthorn
State Fossil	Crinoid
State Game Bird	Bobwhite quail
State Grape	Norton/Cynthiana grape
State Grass	Big bluestem
State Horse	Missouri fox trotting horse
State Insect	Honeybee
State Invertebrate	Crayfish
State Mineral	Galena
State Motto	Salus populi suprema lex esto (Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law)
State Musical Instrument	Fiddle
State Nickname	Show-me State
State Reptile	Three-toed box turtle
State Rock	Mozarkite
State Song	Missouri Day
State Tree	Flowering dogwood
State Tree Nut	Eastern black walnut

Sports Teams

• MLB: Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals
• NFL: Kansas City Chiefs
• NHL: St. Louis Blues

College & Universities

A T Still University of Health Sciences	Elaine Steven Beauty College	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Abbott Academy of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences	Eldon Career Center	Metropolitan Community College-Longview
American College of Hair Design Inc	Evangel University	Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods
Anthem College-Fenton	Excelsior Springs Area Career Center	Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley
Anthem College-Kansas City	Fontbonne University	Midwest Institute
Anthem College-Maryland Heights	Forest Institute of Professional Psychology	Midwest University
Applied Technology Services	Four Rivers Career Center	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Aquinas Institute of Theology	Franklin Technology-MSSU	Mineral Area College
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary	Gibson Technical Center	Mineral Area School of Radiologic Technology
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City	Grabber School of Hair Design	Missouri Baptist University
Avila University	Grand River Technical School	Missouri College
Baptist Bible College and Graduate School	Hannibal Career and Technical Center	Missouri College of Cosmetology North
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing	Hannibal-Lagrange College	Missouri School of Barbering and Hairstyling-St Louis
Boonslick Technical Education Center	Harris-Stowe State University	Missouri Southern State University
Brookfield Area Career Center	Heritage College-Kansas City	Missouri State University-Springfield
Bryan College-Springfield	Herndon Career Center	Missouri State University-West Plains
Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary	Hickey College	Missouri Tech
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center	Hillyard Technical Center	Missouri University of Science and Technology
Career And Technical Center At Fort Osage	House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs	Missouri Valley College
Cass Career Center	House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City	Missouri Western State University
Central Bible College	House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore	Moberly Area Community College
Central Christian College of the Bible	Ihm Health Studies Center	Moberly Area Technical Center
Central College of Cosmetology	Independence College of Cosmetology	National Academy of Beauty Arts-Farmington
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate & Extended Studies	ITT Technical Institute-Arnold	National Academy of Beauty Arts-St Louis
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	ITT Technical Institute-Earth City	National American University-Independence
Chamberlain College of Nursing – St Louis Campus	ITT Technical Institute-Kansas City	Nazarene Theological Seminary
Chillicothe Beauty Academy Inc	Jefferson College	Neosho Beauty College
Class Act I School of Cosmetology	Kansas City Art Institute	Nevada Regional Technical Center
Clinton Technical School	Kansas City College	New Dimensions School of Hair Design
College of the Ozarks	Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences	Nichols Career Center
Colorado Technical University-Kansas City	Kennett Career and Technology Center	North Central Career Center
Columbia Area Vocational Technical School	Kenrick Glennon Seminary	North Central Missouri College
Columbia Beauty Academy	Kirksville Area Technical Center	Northland Career Center
Conception Seminary College	L’Ecole Culinaire	Northwest Missouri State University
Concordia Seminary	Lake Career and Technical Center	Northwest Technical School
Cosmetology Concepts Institute	Lamar Area Vocational Technical School	Ozark Christian College
Cottey College	Lebanon Technology and Career Center	Ozark Mountain Technical Center
Covenant Theological Seminary	Lester E Cox Medical Center-School of Medical Technology	Ozarks Technical Community College
Cox College	Lex La-Ray Technical Center	Pacific International University
CoxHealth School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography	Lincoln University	Paris II Educational Center
CoxHealth School of Radiologic Technology	Lindenwood University	Park University
Crowder College	Linn State Technical College	Patsy and Robs Academy of Beauty-St Ann
Culver-Stockton College	Logan College of Chiropractic	Pike-Lincoln Technical Center
Dallas County Career Center	Lutheran School of Nursing	Poplar Bluff School District Practical Nurse Program
Davis H Hart Mexico Area Vocational Technical School	Maryville University of Saint Louis	Professional Massage Training Center
DeVry University-Missouri	Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science	Ranken Technical College
Drury University	Messenger College	Research College of Nursing
East Central College	Metro Business College-Cape Girardeau	Research Medical Center School of Nuclear Medical Technology
Eclipse School of Cosmetology and Barbering	Metropolitan Community College-Blue River	Research Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology
Eden Theological Seminary	Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology	University of Missouri-St Louis
Rolla Technical Institute	South Central Career Center	University of Missouri-Systems Office
Saint Louis Christian College	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	University of Phoenix-Kansas City Campus
Saint Louis Community College-Central Office	Southeast Missouri State University	University of Phoenix-Springfield Campus
Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley	Southwest Baptist University	University of Phoenix-St Louis Campus
Saint Louis Community College-Forest Park	St Charles School of Massage Therapy	Vatterott College-Berkeley
Saint Louis Community College-Meramec	St John’s Regional Health Center-School of Radiologic Technology	Vatterott College-Joplin
Saint Louis University-Main Campus	St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton	Vatterott College-Kansas City
Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences	St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis	Vatterott College-Saint Joseph
Saint Paul School of Theology	St Louis College of Pharmacy	Vatterott College-Springfield
Salem College of Hairstyling	St Louis Hair Academy	Vatterott College-Sunset Hills
Saline County Career Center	State Fair Community College	Warrensburg Area Career Center
Sanford-Brown College-Fenton	Stephens College	Washington University in St Louis
Sanford-Brown College-Hazelwood	Stevens Institute of Business & Arts	Waynesville Career Center
Sanford-Brown College-St Peters	Texas County Technical Institute	Webster University
Sikeston Career and Technology Center	Three Rivers Community College	Wentworth Military Academy
University of Central Missouri	Truman Medical Center School for Nurse Anesthesia	William Jewell College
University of Cosmetology	Truman State University	William Woods University
University of Missouri-Columbia	University of Missouri-Kansas City

Popular Tourist Attractions

1. Crown Center
2. Silver Dollar City
3. Worlds of Fun
4. Saint Louis Zoo
5. Six Flags St. Louis
6. City Museum
7. Lake of the Ozarks
8. Gateway Arch
9. Titanic Museum
10. Grant’s Farm
11. The Magic House
12. Saint Louis Science Center
13. Missouri Botanical Garden
14. Table Rock Lake
15. Country Club Plaza

Famous Natives and Residents

Name	Profession
Robert Altman	film director;
Burt Bacharach	songwriter;
Josephine Baker	singer and dancer;
Wallace Beery	actor;
Yogi Berra baseball	player;
Thomas Hart Benton	painter;
Susan Elizabeth Blow	educator;
Bill Bradley	basketball player and N.J. senator;
Omar N. Bradley	general;
Grace Bumbry	soprano;
William Burroughs	writer;
Sarah Caldwell	opera director and conductor;
Martha Jane Canary (Calamity Jane)	frontierswoman;
George Washington Carver	scientist;
Don Cheadle	actor;
Walter Cronkite	TV newscaster;
Sheryl Crow	singer;
Robert Cummings	actor;
Jane Darwell	actress;
Walt Disney	artist;
Jeanne Eagels	actress;
T. S. Eliot	poet;
Eugene Field	poet;
Redd Foxx	actor and comedian;
Betty Grable	actress;
Dick Gregory	comic and activist;
Jean Harlow	actress;
Coleman Hawkins	jazz musician;
George Hearn	actor;
Al Hirschfeld	artist;
Edwin Hubble	astronomer;
Langston Hughes	poet;
John Huston	film director;
Jesse James	outlaw;
Scott Joplin	composer;
Rush Limbaugh	radio talk show host;
Bernarr MacFadden	physical culturist;
Mary Margaret McBride	TV hostess;
Marianne Moore	poet;
Geraldine Page	actress;
James C. Penney	merchant;
Marlin Perkins	TV host, zoo director;
John Joseph Pershing	general;
Vincent Price	actor;
Joseph Pulitzer	journalist;
Doris Roberts	actress;
Ginger Rogers	dancer and actress;
Ted Shawn	dancer and choreographer;
Casey Stengel	baseball player;
Gladys Swarthout	soprano;
Sara Teasdale	poet;
Virgil Thomson	composer;
Harry S. Truman	president;
Mark Twain	author;
Dick Van Dyke	actor;
Ruth Warrick	actress;
Dennis Weaver	actor;
Pearl White	actress;
Mary Wickes	actress;
Laura Ingalls Wilder	author;
Roy Wilkins	civil rights leader.

Famous Actors And Actresses

1. Wallace Beery
2. John Goodman
3. Geraldine Page
4. Ginger Rogers
5. Jane Wyman