The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. (Emily Curiel/ecuriel@kcstar.com) Your Missouri tax dollars pay for salaries of state employees: from judges and senators to state troopers and secretaries. But ...
Yahoo: These are the highest paid Missouri state employees. One made over $500K in 2025
These are the highest paid Missouri state employees. One made over $500K in 2025
With over six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The capital is Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited present-day Missouri for at least 12,000 years.
Missouri is a constituent state of the U.S. It is bordered by Iowa to the north; Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the east; Arkansas to the south; and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. The state’s major cities are Kansas City in the west and St. Louis in the east. Its capital is Jefferson City.
Missouri, located in the central United States, shares borders with eight states: Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south, and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
Whether you are a local looking to explore more of what your state has to offer, a visitor planning a vacation, or a student doing research for a project, this guide will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the many things to do in Missouri.
Missouri Territory was organized on 4 June 1812 from Louisiana Territory. It included all of the present-day states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma and parts of Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.