Statehood:  August 10, 1821 (24^th State)

State song: "Missouri Waltz" (1949)

State bird: bluebird (1927)

State tree: flowering dogwood (1955)

State Flower: white hawthorn (1923)

State Aquatic animal: paddlefish (1997);

State Fish: channel catfish (1997);

State Fossil: crinoid (1989);

State Musical instrument: fiddle (1987);

State Rock: mozarkite (1967);

State Mineral: galena (1967);

State Insect: honeybee (1985);

State Tree nut: eastern black walnut (1990);

State Animal: mule (1995);

State Dance: square dance (1995);

State Missouri day: third Wednesday in October (1969)

State Nickname: The Show Me State

State Motto: "Salus populi suprema lex esto " - The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

Highest Point: The highest point in Missouri is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,772 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Missouri is the St. Francis River at 230 feet above sea level.

Largest cities: Kansas City, 444,965; St. Louis, 344,362; Springfield, 150,298; Independence, 110,208; Columbia, 91,814; Lee's Summit, 80,338; St. Joseph, 72,661; O'Fallon, 69,694; St. Charles, 62,304; St. Peter's, 54,209

Famous Missourians: Robert Altman film director, Kansas City
Burt Bacharach songwriter, Kansas City
Josephine Baker singer, dancer, Saint Louis
Wallace Beery actor, Kansas City
William Bent fur trader, pioneer, Saint Louis
Robert Russell Bennett composer, Kansas City
Yogi Berra baseball player, Saint Louis
Thomas Hart Benton painter, Neosho

Population (Quick Facts): 5,842,713:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29000.html

Official State website:

http://www.mo.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.moga.mo.gov/

Capital of Missouri:

http://www.visitjeffersoncity.com/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.dps.mo.gov/home/dpshome.htm

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.mda.mo.gov/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.mo.htm

Transportation:

http://www.modot.org/

International Trades:

http://www.kcmo.org/international.nsf/web/home

Natural Resources:

http://www.dnr.mo.gov/

Maps for the state of Missouri:

http://www.mapathon.com/mo.shtml

Missouri State Job link:

http://www.missouri.gov/mo/stjobs.htm

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.missouritravel.com/

State Parks: 

http://www.mostateparks.com/

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm

Museums:

http://www.epodunk.com/museums/mo_museum.html

Zip Codes:

http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/MO/A.html

State Newspapers: