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Entered the Union: August 10, 1821 (24th State)
Missouri Capital City: Jefferson City
Lagest Cities in Missouri: Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield, Independence, Columbia, Lee's Summit, O'Fallon, Saint Joseph, Saint Charles, Blue Springs
Bordering States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Missouri 2013 Population (Estimate): 6,044,171
Missouri 2010 Population (Estimate): 5,988,923
Origin of State Name: Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”
State Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
Missouri Nickname: Show-me State