Missouri, the Show Me State


Land area: 68,898 sq. mi. (18)
Population (2010): 5,988,927 (18), up 7.04% since 2000
Population density: 86.92 per sq. mi. (28)
U.S. Representatives (2013-22): 8 (9 through 2012)
Entered Union: 10-Aug-1821 (24)

Missouri showed me. When Interstate 44 covered up most of old Route 66, a lot of people lost Missouri. But it’s still there. Try Independence, home to Harry S Truman. Try Meramec Caverns, the reputed hideout of Jesse James in the 1890s and a geologic wonder in its own right. Especially try St. Louis, the Gateway to the West and home of Anheuser-Busch and the Gateway Arch. It’s a fine state, as the people will be more than happy to show you.

No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 115 of 115

County Pop. (2010)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Adair 25,607 31-Jul-2003 Kirksville yes
Andrew 17,291 1-Sep-2011 Savannah
Atchison 5,685 1-Sep-2011 Rock Port yes
Audrain 25,529 24-Jul-2004 Mexico
Barry 35,597 14-Aug-2005 Cassville
Barton 12,402 3-Sep-2011 Lamar yes
Bates 17,049 3-Sep-2011 Butler yes
Benton 19,056 14-Aug-2005 Warsaw yes
Bollinger 12,363 16-Aug-2008 Marble Hill yes
Boone 162,642 20-Aug-2005 Columbia yes
Buchanan 89,201 1-Sep-2011 St. Joseph yes
Butler 42,794 10-Aug-2008 Poplar Bluff yes
Caldwell 9,424 7-Aug-2006 Kingston yes
Callaway 44,332 20-Aug-2005 Fulton
Camden 44,002 20-Aug-2005 Camdenton yes
Cape Girardeau 75,674 16-Aug-2008 Jackson yes
Carroll 9,295 7-Aug-2005 Carrollton yes
Carter 6,265 10-Aug-2008 Van Buren
Cass 99,478 3-Sep-2011 Harrisonville yes
Cedar 13,982 20-Aug-2005 Stockton yes
Chariton 7,831 24-Jul-2004 Keytesville yes
Christian 77,422 14-Aug-2005 Ozark yes
Clark 7,139 31-Jul-2003 Kahoka
Clay 221,939 4-Sep-2011 Liberty yes
Clinton 20,743 4-Sep-2011 Plattsburg
Cole 75,990 5-Aug-2006 Jefferson City yes
Cooper 17,601 7-Aug-2005 Boonville yes
Crawford 24,696 18-Aug-1995 Steelville
Dade 7,883 14-Aug-2005 Greenfield yes
Dallas 16,777 14-Aug-2005 Buffalo yes
Daviess 8,433 4-Sep-2011 Gallatin yes
DeKalb 12,892 4-Sep-2011 Maysville yes
Dent 15,657 5-Aug-2006 Salem yes
Douglas 13,684 10-Aug-2008 Ava yes
Dunklin 31,953 8-Aug-2007 Kennett
Franklin 101,492 18-Aug-1995 Union
Gasconade 15,222 18-Aug-1992 Hermann
Gentry 6,738 13-Aug-2005 Albany
Greene 275,174 14-Aug-2005 Springfield yes
Grundy 10,261 7-Aug-2005 Trenton yes
Harrison 8,957 4-Sep-2011 Bethany
Henry 22,272 14-Aug-2005 Clinton yes
Hickory 9,627 20-Aug-2005 Hermitage yes
Holt 4,912 1-Sep-2011 Oregon
Howard 10,144 24-Jul-2004 Fayette yes
Howell 40,400 10-Aug-2008 West Plains
Iron 10,630 5-Aug-2006 Ironton
Jackson 674,158 4-Sep-2011 Independence yes
Jasper 117,404 3-Sep-2011 Carthage yes
Jefferson 218,733 16-Aug-2008 Hillsboro
Johnson 52,595 5-Aug-2006 Warrensburg yes
Knox 4,131 31-Jul-2003 Edina
Laclede 35,571 18-Aug-1995 Lebanon yes
Lafayette 33,381 7-Aug-2005 Lexington
Lawrence 38,634 14-Aug-2005 Mount Vernon yes
Lewis 10,211 31-Jul-2003 Monticello
Lincoln 52,566 24-Jul-2004 Troy yes
Linn 12,761 7-Aug-2006 Linneus
Livingston 15,195 7-Aug-2006 Chillicothe yes
McDonald 15,566 15-Aug-2005 Pineville yes
Macon 12,226 7-Aug-2006 Macon yes
Madison 9,176 10-Aug-2008 Fredericktown yes
Maries 28,781 5-Aug-2006 Vienna yes
Marion 23,083 7-Aug-2006 Palmyra
Mercer 3,785 31-Jul-2003 Princeton yes
Miller 24,748 20-Aug-2005 Tuscumbia
Mississippi 14,358 16-Aug-2008 Charleston yes
Moniteau 15,607 5-Aug-2006 California yes
Monroe 8,840 24-Jul-2004 Paris yes
Montgomery 12,236 20-Aug-2005 Montgomery City
Morgan 20,565 5-Aug-2006 Versailles
New Madrid 18,956 16-Aug-2008 New Madrid yes
Newton 58,114 3-Sep-2011 Neosho
Nodaway 23,370 13-Aug-2005 Maryville yes
Oregon 10,881 10-Aug-2008 Alton
Osage 13,878 5-Aug-2006 Linn yes
Ozark 9,723 10-Aug-2008 Gainesville yes
Pemiscot 18,296 16-Aug-2008 Caruthersville
Perry 18,971 16-Aug-2008 Perryville yes
Pettis 42,201 5-Aug-2006 Sedalia yes
Phelps 45,156 5-Aug-2006 Rolla yes
Pike 18,516 24-Jul-2004 Bowling Green yes
Platte 89,322 5-Sep-2011 Platte City yes
Polk 31,137 14-Aug-2005 Bolivar yes
Pulaski 52,274 18-Aug-1995 Waynesville yes
Putnam 4,979 31-Jul-2003 Unionville yes
Ralls 10,167 7-Aug-2006 New London
Randolph 25,414 24-Jul-2004 Huntsville
Ray 23,494 7-Aug-2005 Richmond yes
Reynolds 6,696 10-Aug-2008 Centerville
Ripley 14,100 10-Aug-2008 Doniphan yes
St. Charles 360,485 16-Aug-2008 St. Charles yes
St. Clair 9,805 20-Aug-2005 Osceola
Ste. Genevieve 18,145 16-Aug-2008 Ste. Genevieve
St. Francois 65,359 10-Aug-2008 Farmington yes
St. Louis 998,954 17-Aug-2008 Clayton
Saline 23,370 7-Aug-2005 Marshall yes
Schuyler 4,431 31-Jul-2003 Lancaster
Scotland 4,843 31-Jul-2003 Memphis
Scott 39,191 16-Aug-2008 Benton
Shannon 8,441 10-Aug-2008 Eminence yes
Shelby 6,373 7-Aug-2006 Shelbyville
Stoddard 29,968 16-Aug-2008 Bloomfield
Stone 32,202 14-Aug-2005 Galena
Sullivan 6,714 31-Jul-2003 Milan
Taney 51,675 14-Aug-2005 Forsyth
Texas 26,008 10-Aug-2008 Houston
Vernon 21,159 3-Sep-2011 Nevada yes
Warren 32,513 21-Aug-2005 Warrenton yes
Washington 25,195 5-Aug-2006 Potosi
Wayne 13,521 10-Aug-2008 Greenville yes
Webster 36,202 18-Aug-1995 Marshfield yes
Worth 2,171 13-Aug-2005 Grant City yes
Wright 18,815 10-Aug-2008 Hartville
Independent City (included in totals)
St. Louis 319,294 9-Aug-2008

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