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DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION
August 10, 1821

CAPITAL
Jefferson City

NICKNAME
Show Me State

MOTTO
Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)

STATE FISH
Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

STATE FLOWER


STATE INSECT
Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

STATE TREE


STATE SONG
"Missouri Waltz" arranged by Frederick Knight Logan from a melody by John Valentine Eppel, with lyrics by J. R. Shannon

TOTAL AREA
69,709 square miles

HIGHEST POINT
1,772 feet (Taum Sauk Mountain)

LOWEST POINT
230 feet (St. Francis River)

POPULATION
5,595,211

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Longitude: 89° 6'W to 95° 42'W Latitude: 36°N to 40° 35'N

GEOGRAPHIC CENTER
The geographic center of Missouri is located in Miller County, 20 miles SW of Jefferson City. Longitude: 92° 37.9'W Latitude: 32° 48.9'N

STATE BORDER
Missouri is bordered by Iowa on the north and by Arkansas and Tennessee on the south. Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee border Missouri on the east and Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma border Missouri on the west.

MAJOR RIVERS
Current River, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Osage River, St. Francis River

STATE BIRD
Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

SPOTLIGHT MISSOURI HOTELS
Best Western Country Inn Near Worlds of Fun Best Western Country Inn Near Worlds of Fun
This property is approximately nine miles from downtown Kansas City, 12 miles from Kansas City Municipal Airport, and 20 miles from Kansas City Intern...

Staybridge Suites Westport Staybridge Suites Westport
Staybridge Suites Saint Louis Westport is located approximately 18 miles from Busch Stadium and 10 miles from Saint Louis Lambert International Airpor...

Econo Lodge Eureka Econo Lodge Eureka
Econo Lodge Eureka is located approximately half a mile east of Six Flags Amusement Park and 30 miles west of Lambert Field International Airport. Thi...

Homestead St. Louis Airport Homestead St. Louis Airport
Homestead Saint Louis Airport is one mile from the airport, three miles from riverboat casinos, and approximately 15 miles from downtown Saint Louis. ...

Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills
Hotel is 1 Block Off Hwy 76. Near To the Grand Palace, Branson
Variety Theater and Andy Williams. Easy Access in 3 Directions
To All Major Sho...

Comfort Inn Westport Comfort Inn Westport
The Comfort Inn Westport offers affordable, no-frills accommodations in close proximity to the Westport Shopping Plaza. The hotel's interiors and gues...

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