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Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-most-populous metropolitan area in Mid-Missouri and the fifth-largest in the state. Most of the city is in Cole County, with a small northern section extending into Callaway County. Jefferson City is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.
Saline County is located along the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,333. Its county seat is Marshall. The county was established November 25, 1820, and named for the region's salt springs.
Nodaway County is a county located in the northwest part of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,241. Its county seat is Maryville. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and is named for the Nodaway River. It is the largest in area of the counties added to Missouri in the 1836 Platte Purchase and the fourth-largest county by area in Missouri.
Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 226,739, making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county was organized in 1818 and named in honor of former president Thomas Jefferson.
Cole County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 77,279. Its county seat and largest city is Jefferson City, the state capital. The county was organized November 16, 1820, and named after pioneer William Temple Cole who built Cole's Fort in Boonville.
Jefferson College is a public community college in Jefferson County, Missouri, in the city of Hillsboro. As of Fall 2019, Jefferson College enrollment included 4,179 full and part-time college credit students.
Jefferson City High School (JCHS) is a public secondary school in Jefferson City, Missouri. It is one of the five public high schools in Cole County and is one of two in Jefferson City.
The Springfield, Missouri, metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Springfield, the state's third largest city. Other primary population centers in the metro area include Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Bolivar, Marshfield and Willard. Currently, the city limits of Springfield reach the Nixa, and Ozark city limits at the Christian County line on US 160, and US 65 respectively, the city limits of Republic at James River Freeway on the southwest side of the city, and the Strafford city limits on Route 744 on the northeast side of the city.
Rockwood R-VI School District is a public school district headquartered in Eureka, Missouri, serving students in St. Louis County. The Rockwood School District is St. Louis County's largest public school system, serving 22,268 students.
Kirkwood High School is a public secondary school in Kirkwood, Missouri, United States. The school is part of the Kirkwood R-7 School District. The current principal is Dr. Seth Harrell, who started in August 2023. Before becoming principal of Kirkwood High School, Harrell served as the principal of Jackson High School in Jackson, Missouri, from 2016.
Flucom is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Plattin Creek approximately eight miles south of Festus. US Route 67 passes about two miles to the west.
Plattin Creek is a stream in northeastern St. Francois and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Plattin is an unincorporated community in southeast Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Plattin Township is an inactive township in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The Kirkwood R-7 School District is a public school district headquartered in Kirkwood, Missouri.
The Plattin Limestone is a Middle Ordovician geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri. The name was first introduced in 1904 by Edward Oscar Ulrich in his study of the geology of Missouri. A type locality was designated at the mouth of the Plattin Creek in Jefferson County, Missouri, however a stratotype was not assigned. As of 2017, a reference section has not been designated. The name was introduced into Arkansas in 1927, replacing part of the, now abandoned, Izard Limestone.
Festus High School is a public high school in Festus, Missouri. It is a part of the Festus R-VI School District. It is the only high school in the school district. The school has 1,011 students. In 2018, the school earned a bronze medal for academic achievement due to a higher proficiency in reading and math in comparison to the state's average.
State Technical College of Missouri is a public technical school in Linn, Missouri. In 2018, the college saw its highest enrollment at 1,483 students for the 2018–2019 school year and there were about 600 graduates in May 2019. Enrollment exceeded 2,000 students for 2021's fall semester, and State Tech was named Missouri's fastest growing college by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Festus R-IV School District is the school district serving Festus, Missouri and adjacent portions of unincorporated Jefferson County, Missouri.
Northwest R-I School District is a school district located in Jefferson County, Missouri serving High Ridge, Dittmer, House Springs, Cedar Hill and a portion of Fenton.
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- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Jefferson County R-VII". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 10 Oct 2018.
- ↑ "Jefferson County R-VII School District". St. Louis Today. Retrieved 10 October 2018.