Outline of Missouri

Last updated April 22, 2024

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Missouri:

Missouri – U.S. state named for the Missouri River, which was named after the Siouan-language tribe. The Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology states that Missouri means town of the large canoes. Other authorities say the original native American syllables (from which the word came) mean wooden canoe people, he of the big canoe, or river of the big canoes.^[1] Located in the Midwestern United States,^[2] the state lies on the Mississippi River, which defines its eastern border. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of this Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.

General reference

Names
Common name: Missouri
/mɪˈzʊəri/ , and by many residents /mɪˈzʊərə/ [3]
Official name: State of Missouri
Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: MO
ISO 3166-2 code: US-MO
Internet second-level domain: .mo.us
Nicknames
Bullion State
Cave State
Gateway State
Bellwether State
Lead State
Ozark State
Puke State (reported in 1881) [4]
Sleepy State
Show-Me State (currently used on license plates)
Adjectival: Missouri
Demonym: Missourian

Geography of Missouri

Missouri is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Central United States
        West North Central States
        Western United States
        Midwestern United States
Population of Missouri: 5,988,927 (2010 U.S. Census^[5])
Area of Missouri:
Atlas of Missouri

Government and politics of Missouri

Law and government of Missouri

Branches of the government of Missouri

Government of Missouri

Executive branch of the government of Missouri

Legislative branch of the government of Missouri

Missouri General Assembly (bicameral)
- Upper house: Missouri Senate
- Lower house: Missouri House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Missouri

Courts of Missouri

Supreme Court of Missouri

Law and order in Missouri

Law of Missouri

Cannabis in Missouri
Capital punishment in Missouri
- Individuals executed in Missouri
Constitution of Missouri
Crime in Missouri
Gun laws in Missouri
Law enforcement in Missouri
- Law enforcement agencies in Missouri
  - Missouri State Police

Military in Missouri

History of Missouri

History of Missouri List of battles fought in Missouri

History of Missouri, by period

Indigenous peoples
- Mississippian culture
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
- Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806
District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
- Pike Expedition, 1806–1807
Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Missouri Compromise of 1820
State of Missouri becomes 24th State admitted to the United States of America on August 10, 1821
- Platte Purchase, 1836–1837
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Pony Express, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Missouri in the American Civil War
    - Border state, 1861–1865
    - Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861
    - Price's Raid, September 27 – December 2, 1864
- Harry S. Truman becomes 33rd President of the United States on April 12, 1945

History of Missouri, by region

History of Missouri, by subject

History of education in Missouri
- History of the University of Missouri
History of slavery in Missouri

Culture of Missouri

The Arts in Missouri

Music of Missouri

Sports in Missouri

Sports in Missouri

Economy and infrastructure of Missouri

Economy of Missouri

Communications in Missouri
Health care in Missouri
- Hospitals in Missouri
Transportation in Missouri
- Airports in Missouri

Education in Missouri

Schools in Missouri
- School districts in Missouri
  - High schools in Missouri
- Colleges and universities in Missouri
  - University of Missouri
  - Missouri State University

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References

↑ "Origin of 'Missouri'". State Symbols USA. 30 September 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
↑ "Census Regions of the United States" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2012.
↑ Missouri. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
↑ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
↑ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Missouri". Archived from the original on 2005-08-14.

External links

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[1] "Origin of 'Missouri'". State Symbols USA. 30 September 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[2] "Census Regions of the United States" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2012.

[3] Missouri. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved May 13, 2009.

[PopikSmoky-4] Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005

[5] "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Missouri". Archived from the original on 2005-08-14.

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