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Missouri
Motto: "Salus populi suprema lex esto" - Latin - "The welfare of the People is the Highest Law"
Nicknames: "The Show Me State" - "Gateway to the West" - "The Cave State" - "The Ozark State"
Capital: Jefferson City
Population: 5,704,484 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 17th in US State Population
Size: 300 miles long and 240 miles wide; covers 69,709 square miles - 21st largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Hawthorn
Missouri took its name from the Missouri River. The river was named for the Missouri Indians who lived along its banks. The name Missouri means "canoe haver."
Missouri became a state on August 10, 1821. It was the 24th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from Missouri are called "Missourians."
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