Missouri, the Show-Me State


Land area: 68,898 sq. mi. (18)
Population (2000): 5,595,211 (17)
Population density: 81.21 per sq. mi. (27)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 9
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. (2000)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Adair 24,977 31-Jul-2003 Kirksville yes
Andrew 16,492 7-Aug-2005 Savannah
Atchison 6,430 11-Oct-2007 Rock Port yes
Audrain 25,853 24-Jul-2004 Mexico
Barry 34,010 14-Aug-2005 Cassville
Barton 12,541 14-Aug-2005 Lamar yes
Bates 16,653 14-Aug-2005 Butler
Benton 17,180 14-Aug-2005 Warsaw yes
Bollinger 12,029 16-Aug-2008 Marble Hill yes
Boone 135,454 20-Aug-2005 Columbia yes
Buchanan 85,998 7-Aug-2006 St. Joseph yes
Butler 40,867 10-Aug-2008 Poplar Bluff yes
Caldwell 8,969 7-Aug-2006 Kingston yes
Callaway 40,766 20-Aug-2005 Fulton
Camden 37,051 20-Aug-2005 Camdenton yes
Cape Girardeau 68,693 16-Aug-2008 Jackson yes
Carroll 10,285 7-Aug-2005 Carrollton yes
Carter 5,941 10-Aug-2008 Van Buren
Cass 82,092 14-Aug-2005 Harrisonville yes
Cedar 13,733 20-Aug-2005 Stockton yes
Chariton 8,438 24-Jul-2004 Keytesville yes
Christian 54,285 14-Aug-2005 Ozark yes
Clark 7,416 31-Jul-2003 Kahoka
Clay 184,006 6-Aug-2006 Liberty yes
Clinton 18,979 13-Aug-2005 Plattsburg
Cole 71,397 5-Aug-2006 Jefferson City yes
Cooper 16,670 7-Aug-2005 Boonville yes
Crawford 22,804 18-Aug-1995 Steelville
Dade 7,923 14-Aug-2005 Greenfield yes
Dallas 15,661 14-Aug-2005 Buffalo yes
Daviess 8,016 7-Aug-2005 Gallatin yes
DeKalb 11,597 7-Aug-2006 Maysville yes
Dent 14,927 5-Aug-2006 Salem yes
Douglas 13,084 10-Aug-2008 Ava yes
Dunklin 33,155 8-Aug-2007 Kennett
Franklin 93,807 18-Aug-1995 Union
Gasconade 15,342 18-Aug-1992 Hermann
Gentry 6,861 13-Aug-2005 Albany
Greene 240,391 14-Aug-2005 Springfield yes
Grundy 10,432 7-Aug-2005 Trenton yes
Harrison 8,850 31-Jul-2003 Bethany
Henry 21,997 14-Aug-2005 Clinton yes
Hickory 8,940 20-Aug-2005 Hermitage yes
Holt 5,351 7-Aug-2005 Oregon
Howard 10,212 24-Jul-2004 Fayette yes
Howell 37,238 10-Aug-2008 West Plains
Iron 10,697 5-Aug-2006 Ironton
Jackson 654,880 6-Aug-2006 Independence yes
Jasper 104,686 15-Aug-2005 Carthage yes
Jefferson 198,099 16-Aug-2008 Hillsboro
Johnson 48,258 7-Aug-2006 Warrensburg yes
Knox 4,361 31-Jul-2003 Edina
Laclede 32,513 18-Aug-1995 Lebanon yes
Lafayette 32,960 7-Aug-2005 Lexington
Lawrence 35,204 14-Aug-2005 Mount Vernon
Lewis 10,494 31-Jul-2003 Monticello
Lincoln 38,944 24-Jul-2004 Troy yes
Linn 13,754 7-Aug-2006 Linneus
Livingston 14,558 7-Aug-2006 Chillicothe yes
McDonald 21,681 15-Aug-2005 Pineville yes
Macon 15,762 7-Aug-2006 Macon yes
Madison 11,800 10-Aug-2008 Fredericktown yes
Maries 8,903 5-Aug-2006 Vienna yes
Marion 28,289 7-Aug-2006 Palmyra
Mercer 3,757 31-Jul-2003 Princeton yes
Miller 23,564 20-Aug-2005 Tuscumbia
Mississippi 13,427 16-Aug-2008 Charleston yes
Moniteau 14,827 5-Aug-2006 California yes
Monroe 9,311 24-Jul-2004 Paris yes
Montgomery 12,136 20-Aug-2005 Montgomery City
Morgan 19,309 7-Aug-2006 Versailles
New Madrid 19,760 16-Aug-2008 New Madrid yes
Newton 52,636 15-Aug-2005 Neosho
Nodaway 21,912 13-Aug-2005 Maryville yes
Oregon 10,344 10-Aug-2008 Alton
Osage 13,062 5-Aug-2006 Linn yes
Ozark 9,542 10-Aug-2008 Gainesville yes
Pemiscot 20,047 16-Aug-2008 Caruthersville yes
Perry 18,132 16-Aug-2008 Perryville yes
Pettis 39,403 5-Aug-2006 Sedalia yes
Phelps 39,825 5-Aug-2006 Rolla yes
Pike 18,351 24-Jul-2004 Bowling Green yes
Platte 73,781 6-Aug-2006 Platte City yes
Polk 26,992 14-Aug-2005 Bolivar yes
Pulaski 41,165 18-Aug-1995 Waynesville yes
Putnam 5,223 31-Jul-2003 Unionville yes
Ralls 9,626 7-Aug-2006 New London
Randolph 24,663 24-Jul-2004 Huntsville
Ray 23,354 7-Aug-2005 Richmond yes
Reynolds 6,689 10-Aug-2008 Centerville
Ripley 13,509 10-Aug-2008 Doniphan
St. Charles 283,883 16-Aug-2008 St. Charles yes
St. Clair 9,652 20-Aug-2005 Osceola
Ste. Genevieve 17,842 16-Aug-2008 Ste. Genevieve
St. Francois 55,641 10-Aug-2008 Farmington yes
St. Louis 1,016,315 16-Aug-2008 Clayton
Saline 23,756 7-Aug-2005 Marshall yes
Schuyler 4,170 31-Jul-2003 Lancaster
Scotland 4,983 31-Jul-2003 Memphis
Scott 40,422 16-Aug-2008 Benton
Shannon 8,324 10-Aug-2008 Eminence yes
Shelby 6,799 7-Aug-2006 Shelbyville
Stoddard 29,705 16-Aug-2008 Bloomfield
Stone 28,658 14-Aug-2005 Galena
Sullivan 7,219 31-Jul-2003 Milan
Taney 39,703 12-Aug-2005 Forsyth
Texas 23,003 10-Aug-2008 Houston
Vernon 20,454 20-Aug-2005 Nevada yes
Warren 24,525 21-Aug-2005 Warrenton yes
Washington 23,344 5-Aug-2006 Potosi
Wayne 13,259 10-Aug-2008 Greenville yes
Webster 31,045 18-Aug-1995 Marshfield yes
Worth 2,382 13-Aug-2005 Grant City
Wright 17,955 10-Aug-2008 Hartville
Independent City (included in totals)
St. Louis 348,189 9-Aug-2008

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