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Geography of Missouri. Missouri, a state near the geographical center of the United States, has three distinct physiographic divisions : the Missouri portion of the Ozark Plateau (areas 14a and 14b) which lies between the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and the Central lowland. The boundary between the northern plains and the Ozark region follows ...
Missouri ( / mɪˈzʊəri / miz-OOR-ee) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. [ 6] Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing ...
The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.The nation's longest, [13] it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, then flows east and south for 2,341 miles (3,767 km) [9] before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.
Missouri is currently divided into 8 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives . Due to the 2010 census, Missouri lost a congressional seat in 2013. The biggest impact has been in the 3rd congressional district (which includes portions of St. Louis which had large population losses in ...
From 1922 to 1926, US 65 in Missouri was known as Route 3. US 65 originally followed Route 248 and US 160 between Branson and Springfield. Route 3 was originally planned on a shorter route between Springfield and Preston, with Route 71 on the longer alignment via Buffalo, but Route 3 was quickly shifted east, absorbing Route 71.
Lamar, Missouri. / 37.49778°N 94.27917°W / 37.49778; -94.27917. Lamar is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Missouri, United States. [ 4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,266. [ 5] It is known as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States . The city government is ...
Route description. I-44 enters Missouri in Newton County at the eastern terminus of the Will Rogers Turnpike, 200 yards (180 m) south of the Kansas state line. The first interchange in Missouri is the eastern terminus of both U.S. Route 166 (US 166) and US 400. This highway next goes through southern Joplin and then begins to run concurrently ...
U.S. Route 40 in Missouri. U.S. Route 40 ( US 40) in the state of Missouri is a U.S. highway that runs from Kansas City to St. Louis. Outside of Greater St. Louis, much of the route either parallels or runs along I-70. East of Wentzville in Greater St. Louis, the route runs along I-64 .