Missouri
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Missouri is a midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. The state public university's main branch is located in Columbia. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers are the two large rivers which flow through this state.
Population
As of the 2000 census, the population of the state is 5,595,211. Major cities include St. Louis and Kansas City.
Geography
Missouri is bounded on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the Mississippi River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by Arkansas; and on the west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the latter two across the Missouri River.)
Government
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Industry
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Cities and Important Towns
- Saint Louis
- Kansas City
- Springfield
- Columbia -- the University of Missouri at Columbia.
- Branson
- Cape Girardeau
- Sainte Genevieve -- oldest European settlement west of the Mississippi River.
- Saint Joseph -- the Pony Express began here.
- Hannibal--where Mark Twain, or Samuel Clemens, lived.
- Independence
- Saint Charles -- the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Rolla
- Jefferson City--the state capital--otherwise unimportant.
- Sedalia--home of the Missouri state fair.
See also: United States, Missouri River, Missouri tribe.
Colleges and Universities
- Avila College
- Baptist Bible College
- Central Bible College
- Central Christian College of the Bible
- Central Methodist College
- Central Missouri State University
- Cleveland Chiropractic College
- College of the Ozarks
- Columbia College
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
- Culver-Stockton College
- DeVry Institute of Technology-Kansas City
- Drury University
- Evangel University
- Fontbonne College
- Forest Institute of Professional Psychology
- Greenleaf University
- Hannibal-Lagrange College
- Harris-Stowe State College
- Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Lincoln University
- Lindenwood University
- Logan College of Chiropractic
- Maryville University of St. Louis
- Missouri Baptist College
- Missouri Southern State College
- Missouri Valley College
- Missouri Western State College
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Ozark Christian College
- Park University
- Rockhurst University
- St. Louis College of Pharmacy
- Saint Louis University
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Southwest Baptist University
- Southwest Missouri State University
- Stephens College
- Truman State University
- University of Missouri System
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Webster University
- Westminster College
- William Jewell College
- William Woods University
Professional Sports teams
- Major League Baseball
- National Football League
- St. Louis Blues, National Hockey League
- Kansas City Wizards, Major League Soccer