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The Midwest > Missouri > Geography

MISSOURI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 180,516 [19th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 1.17 [41st of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 180,533 [21st of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 69,704 [21st of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 2,120 [34th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,826
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,821
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 39,636 [42nd of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
20 miles southwest of Jefferson City
Geographic regions
The Midwest
Land Acreage > Total 44.7 million acres [16th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 12.38 million acres [10th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 15.01 million acres [20th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 14.01 million acres [14th of 43]
Land area 68,886 sq mi [18th of 56]
Land borders
Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska
Largest cities (with populations) Kansas City - 444,387
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 35 [4th of 26]
Mean County Area 1,569.85 sq.km. [35th of 49]
Percentage of area water 1.17% [39th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Jefferson City - 39,636
Tornadoes > Fatalities 155 [12th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 26.723 per 1 million people [11th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 2,252 [15th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 388.255 per 1 million people [13th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $739,382,784.00 [9th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $36,385.52 per $10 million of GDP [13th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $12,747.30 per 100 people [13th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 1,166 [7th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 20.102 per 100,000 people [15th of 55]
Total area 69,704 sq mi [21st of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 37 [24th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 37 [24th of 51]
Water area 818 sq mi [34th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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