Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by eight states: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri was originally purchased from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The Missouri Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state in 1821. The state has 114 counties and one independent city.
Private Liberal Arts Colleges:
College of the Ozarks
Columbia College of Missouri
Culver-Stockton College
Missouri Valley College
Stephens College
Westminster College, Missouri
William Jewell College
Private Colleges and Universities:
Avila University
Baptist Bible College
Central Methodist University
DeVry University
Drury University
Evangel University
Fontbonne University
Grantham University
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Lindenwood University
Missouri Baptist University
Maryville University
Park University
Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University
Southwest Baptist University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
William Woods University
Public Colleges and Universities:
Harris-Stowe State University
Lincoln University
Missouri Southern State University
Missouri State University
Missouri Western State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Truman State University
University of Central Missouri
University of Missouri System
University of Missouri-Columbia (flagship)
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Two-year institutions:
Public:
Crowder College
East Central College
Jefferson College
Linn State Technical College
Mineral Area College
Moberly Area Community College
Ozarks Technical Community College
St. Charles Community College
St. Louis Community College
State Fair Community College
Three Rivers Community College
Private:
Ranken Technical College
Special Focus Institutions:
Central Bible College
Central Christian College of the Bible
Concordia Seminary
Covenant Theological Seminary
Forest Institute of Professional Psychology
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Logan College of Chiropractic
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Ozark Christian College
Revolution School of Worship, Leadership, and Technology (RSWLT)
St. Louis Christian College
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
University of Phoenix
Sports:
Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals
Football: St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs
Hockey: St. Louis Blues
Soccer: Kansas City Wizards
Indoor Soccer: St. Louis Steamers and Kansas City Comets
Arena Football: Kansas City Brigade and River City Rage
Tennis: Kansas City Explorers, Springfield Lasers and St. Louis Aces
Cycling: Tour of Missouri
Minor Leagues
Baseball:
Springfield Cardinals (Class AA, Texas League)
Mid-Missouri Mavericks (Independent, Frontier League)
River City Rascals (Independent, Frontier League)
Farmington Firebirds (Independent, KITTY League)
St. Joseph Blacksnakes (Independent, American Association)
The seven largest cities in Missouri are Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Independence, Columbia, Lee's Summit and Saint Joseph.
St. Louis is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and is the principal city of the sixteen-county St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area and includes eight counties in the state of Illinois. As of 2004, it was the 18th largest metro in the nation. Some of the major cities comprising the St. Louis Metro in Missouri include St. Charles, St. Peters, Florissant, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, O'Fallon, Clayton, Ballwin, and University City.
Kansas City is the principal city of the fifteen-county Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area and includes six counties in the state of Kansas. Kansas City is Missouri's largest city. As of 2004, it was the 27th largest metro in the nation. Some of the other major cities comprising the Kansas City Metro in Missouri include Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Liberty, and Gladstone.
Missouri's borders physically touch a total of eight different states, as does its neighbor, Tennessee. No state in the U.S. touches more than eight states. Missouri is bounded on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the Mississippi River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by Arkansas; and on the west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the latter across the Missouri River.) The two largest Missouri rivers are the Mississippi which defines the eastern boundary of the state and the Missouri that flows west to east through the state connecting the two largest cities, Kansas City and St. Louis.
Although today the state is usually considered part of the Midwest, Missouri is also occasionally and historically considered a Southern state, the institution of slavery in the state contributing in no small part to this. Residents of cities farther north and the state's large metropolitan areas, including those where most of the state's population resides (Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia), typically consider themselves Midwestern, while in rural areas and cities farther south (Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Springfield, and Sikeston), people typically consider themselves more Southern.
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