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This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area. [2]
The Lake of the Ozarks is one of several man-made lakes in Missouri, created by the damming of several rivers and tributaries. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline and has become a popular tourist destination.
This addition increased the land area of what was already the largest state in the Union at the time (about 66,500 square miles (172,000 km 2) to Virginia's 65,000 square miles, which then included West Virginia). [32] In the early 1830s, Mormon migrants from northern states and Canada began settling near Independence and areas just north of ...
The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; St. Louis County is the most populous (987,059), and Worth County is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km 2 ). The largest county is Texas County (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km 2 ) and the smallest is St. Louis city (61.9 sq mi, 160 km 2 ).
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2).
Township lines run parallel to the baseline (east-west), while range lines run north–south; each are established at 6-mile intervals. Lastly, townships are subdivided into 36 sections of approximately 1 square mile (640 acres; 2.6 km 2) and sections into four quarter-sections of 0.25 square miles (160 acres; 0.65 km 2) each.
The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres (220 km 2) and 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline. The main channel of the Osage Arm stretches 92 miles (148 km) from one end to the other. The total drainage area is over 14,000 square miles (36,000 km 2).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,179 square miles (3,050 km 2), of which 1,177 square miles (3,050 km 2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [7] It is the largest county in Missouri by area.