Economy of Missouri - Important Cities and Towns

Important Cities and Towns

See also: List of cities in Missouri and List of towns and villages in Missouri

Leading population centers (2010)
Rank	City	population	County	Kansas City St. Louis Jefferson City
1	Kansas City	463,202	Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass
2	St. Louis	318,185
3	Springfield	160,660	Greene, Christian
4	Independence	117,213	Jackson Clay
5	Columbia	110,438	Boone
6	Lee’s Summit	91,668	Jackson Cass
7	O'Fallon	80,519	St.Charles
8	St. Joseph	77.185	Buchanan
9	St. Charles	66,598	St. Charles
10	St. Peters	53,264	St. Charles
11	Blue Springs	52,749	Jackson
12	Florissant	52,145	St. Louis County
13	Joplin	51,186	Jasper, Newton
14	Chesterfield	47,471	St. Louis County
15	Jefferson City	43,332	Cole Callaway
16	Cape Girardeau	38,402	Cape Girardeau Scott
17	Wildwood	35,509	St. Louis County
18	University City	35,362	St. Louis County
19	Ballwin	30,397	St. Louis County
20	Raytown	29,622	Jackson
based on 2011 U.S. Census Bureau figures

Jefferson City is the state capital of Missouri.

The five largest cities in Missouri are Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield]], Independence, and Columbia.

St. Louis is the principal city of the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, comprising 17 counties and the independent city of St. Louis; eight of those counties lie in the state of Illinois. As of 2009, St. Louis was the 18th largest metropolitan area in the nation with 2.83 million people. However, if ranked using Combined Statistical Area, it is 15th largest with 2.89 million people. Some of the major cities making up the St. Louis Metro area in Missouri include St. Charles, St. Peters, Florissant, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Wildwood, Maryland Heights, O'Fallon, Clayton, Ballwin, and University City.

Kansas City is Missouri's largest city and the principal city of the fifteen-county Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area, including six counties in the state of Kansas. As of 2009, it was the 29th largest metropolitan area in the nation, with 2.068 million people. Some of the other major cities comprising the Kansas City metro area in Missouri include Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Liberty, and Gladstone.

Branson is a major tourist attraction in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri.

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