State Facts

Full Name

State of Missouri

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

August 10, 1821 (24th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

5,595,211 (17th)

Land Area (Rank)

68,886 square miles; 178,414 square kilometers (18th)

Capital

Jefferson City

Postal Abbreviation

MO

State Nickname

Show-me State

Motto

Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)

Song

“Missouri Waltz” (music by John Valentine Eppel, words by Jim R. Shannon)

State Symbols

Flower: Hawthorn blossom
Tree: Flowering dogwood
Bird: Eastern bluebird
Mineral: Galena
Stone: Mozarkite
Animal: Mule
Musical Instrument: Fiddle
Fish: Channel catfish

Economy

Agriculture:
- Cattle,
- soybeans,
- hogs,
- dairy products,
- corn,
- poultry and eggs
Industry:
- Transportation equipment,
- food processing,
- chemical products,
- electric equipment,
- fabricated metal products