MISSOURI 
          "Salus pouli suprema lax esto" 
      "The Welfare of the People shall  
                  be the Supreme Law"


 
Date Admitted:  1821 (24th) 
Capital:  Jefferson City 
Largest City:  Kansas City 
Population: 5,402,058 
State Song:  "Missouri Waltz" 
                     Lyrics 
State Bird:  Bluebird 
State Tree:  Flowering Dogwood 
State Flower: Hawthorne 
Nickname:  The Show Me State 
State Constitution:  Missouri Constitution 
Official State Web Page:  Missouri 
Department of Education:  Schools 
Electronic Library:  Missouri 

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Links of Interest 

News and Media 
   Digital Missourian 
   Missouri Digital News 
   Missouri Weather 

Travel and Tourism 
   Missouri Tourism 
   Show-Me Missouri 
   Truman Lake Directory 
   Wine Country of Missouri 
   Missouri Highways Page 
   Fall in Missouri 

History and Community 
   Missouri Arts Council 
   Missouri Humanities Council 
   African American Journey: 
      Missouri Compromise 
   Columbia Environmental  
      Research Center 
   Missouri State Archives 
   Ozark National Scenic Riverways 
   Missouri State Parks 
   Trail of Tears State Park 
   Bridging The Gap 
 

 
            Adopted in 1913 

Elected Officials  
    Governor:  
        Mel Carnahan 
    Senators:  
        John Ashcroft 
        Christopher Bond 
    Representatives:  
        William Clay -- 1st District  
        James Talent -- 2nd District  
        Richard Gephardt -- 3rd District  
        Ike Skelton -- 4th District  
        Karen McCarthy -- 5th District 
        Pat Danner -- 6th District 
        Roy Blunt -- 7th District 
        Jo Ann Emerson -- 8th District 
        Kenny Hulshof -- 9th District