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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
The city of St. Louis is an independent city, and is not within the limits of a county. Its residents voted to secede from St. Louis County in 1876. Throughout the United States, St. Louis is one of three independent cities outside the state of Virginia (the other two are Baltimore, Maryland, and Carson City, Nevada). [4]
The nickname was adopted by the state in 1950 and was adopted as the mascot of Ohio State University in the 1960s. Oklahoma's nickname, the "Sooner State," dates back to the 1800s.
Instead, Missouri is called "The Show Me State" because the phrase was popularized in the 1890s, when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver delivered a speech and said, "I'm from Missouri, and you ...
The 5th Missouri Senate district is entirely within the city, while the 4th is shared with St. Louis County. [145] At the federal level, St. Louis is the heart of Missouri's 1st congressional district, which also includes part of northern St. Louis County. [146]
Parks owned by St. Louis County Name Area (acres) Region of St. Louis County† Bee Tree Park: 199: South Bella Fontaine Park: 300: North Bissell House: 9.3: North Black Forest Park: 4.3: South Bohrer Park: 16: South Bon Oak Park: 15: North Buder Park: 75: South Castlepoint Park: 11: North Cliff Cave Park: 560: South Clydesdale Park: 117: South ...
St. Louis is the principal city of the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, composed of 17 counties and the independent city of St. Louis; eight of its counties are in Illinois. As of 2022, St. Louis was the 21st-largest metropolitan area in the nation with 2.80 million people.