| About Missouri
- Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe
meaning "town of the large canoes", is a U.S.
state in the United States with Jefferson
City as its capital. It is considered a midwestern
state, but has some Southern cultural influences. The
state's nickname is the Show-MeState.
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People of Missouri - As of 2005, Missouri
has an estimated population of 5,800,310, which is an
increase of 40,778, or 0.7%, from the prior year and
an increase of 203,627, or 3.6%, since the year 2000.
This includes a natural increase since the last census
of 115,403 people (that is 401,148 births minus 285,745
deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 69,669
people into the state. Immigration from outside the
United States resulted in a net increase of 42,690 people,
and migration within the country produced a net increase
of 26,979 people.
As of 2004, the population included 194,000 foreign-born
(3.4% of the state population).
The racial makeup of the state and comparison
to the prior census:
| Census year: |
2000 |
1990 |
| White |
84.9% |
87.7% |
| Black |
11.2% |
10.7% |
| Asian |
11.2% |
10.7% |
| Native American |
0.4% |
0.4% |
| Other Race |
0.9% |
2.0% |
| Mixed Race |
1.5% |
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| White, non-Hispanic |
83.8% |
86.9% |
| Hispanic |
2.1% |
1.2% |
The five largest ancestry groups in Missouri are:
German (23.5%), Irish (12.7%), American (10.5%), English
(9.5%), French (3.5%). 'American' includes those reported
as Native American or African American.
German-Americans are a large ancestry group present
in most of Missouri. In southern Missouri, most residents
are of British/American ancestry. The northern edge
of the state also has a high proportion of residents
of British and American ancestry. Blacks are a populous
minority in the City of St. Louis
and central Kansas City
and are also an important minority in the southeastern
bootheel and the Missouri River Valley, areas where
plantation agriculture was once important. Missouri
Creoles of French ancestry are concentrated in the Mississippi
River valley south of St Louis.
6.6% of its population were reported as under 5, 25.5%
under 18, and 13.5% were 65 or older. Females made up
approximately 51.4% of the population.
3.4% of Missourians are foreign-born, and 5.1% speak
a language other than English at home. The 1997 birth
and death rates were:
| Births: |
74,037 |
| Deaths: |
54,322 |
| Infant deaths: |
564 |
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81.3% were high school graduates (higher than the
national average) while 21.6% had a bachelor's degree
or higher.
The mean commute time to work was 23.8 minutes. The
homeownership rate in 2000 was 70.3% with the mean value
of the owner occupied dwelling being $89,900. There
were 2,194,594 households with 2.48 people per household.
The median household money income for 1999 was $37,934
with the 1999 Per Capita Money Income of $19,936. There
were 11.7% (637,891) Missourians living below the poverty
line in 1999.
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Ballwin | Blue
Springs | Bonne Terre
| Branson | Brookfield
| Camdenton | Cameron
| Canton | Cape
Girardeau | Carthage |
Chesterfield | Chillicothe
| Clinton | Columbia
| Dexter | Doniphan
| Eldon | Farmington
| Florissant | Fulton
| Hannibal | Harrisonville
| Independence | Jackson
| Jefferson City | Joplin
| Kansas City | Kennett
| Kirksville | Lebanon
| Lees Summit | Macon
| Marshall | Maryville
| Moberly | Neosho
| Nevada | Nixa
| O Fallon | Ozark
| Palmyra | Park
Hills | Perryville |
Piedmont | Poplar
Bluff | Rolla | Saint
Charles | Saint Joseph
| Saint Peters | Salem
| Sedalia | Sikeston
| Springfield | St
Louis | Trenton | Unionville
| Warsaw | Waynesville
| West Plains |
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