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    Missouri State Facts and History

    Missouri State Facts and History

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    By Albert on July 10, 2023 News

    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

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