MISSOURI MISSOURI U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1821 ORDER OF ADMISSION 24TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1945 CAPITAL JEFFERSON CITY POPULATION 5402000 1997 LAND AREA 68898 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 77.3 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME SHOW ME STATE MOTTO SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTO THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE SHALL BE THE SUPREME LAW GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 34 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 163 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 9 MAIN INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE MANUFACTURING AEROSPACE TOURISM MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL LEAD COPPER SILVER ZINC CLAY COAL
