Important Cities and Towns
See also: List of cities in Missouri and List of towns and villages in Missouri| Leading population centers 2010 Census | |||||||
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| Rank | City | population | County | Kansas City St. Louis Jefferson City |
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| 1 | Kansas City | 463,202 | Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass | ||||
| 2 | St. Louis | 319,294 | |||||
| 3 | Springfield | 159,498 | Greene, Christian | ||||
| 4 | Independence | 116,830 | Jackson Clay | ||||
| 5 | Columbia | 108,500 | Boone | ||||
| 6 | Lee’s Summit | 91,364 | Jackson Cass | ||||
| 7 | O'Fallon | 79,329 | St.Charles | ||||
| 8 | St. Joseph | 76,780 | Buchanan | ||||
| 9 | St. Charles | 66,794 | St. Charles | ||||
| 10 | St. Peters | 52,575 | St. Charles | ||||
| 10 | Blue Springs | 52,575 | Jackson | ||||
| 12 | Florissant | 52,158 | St. Louis County | ||||
| 13 | Joplin | 50,150 | Jasper, Newton | ||||
| 14 | Chesterfield | 47,484 | St. Louis County | ||||
| 15 | Jefferson City | 43,079 | Cole Callaway | ||||
| 16 | Cape Girardeau | 37,941 | Cape Girardeau Scott | ||||
| 17 | Wildwood | 35,517 | St. Louis County | ||||
| 18 | University City | 35,371 | St. Louis County | ||||
| 19 | Ballwin | 30,404 | St. Louis County | ||||
| 20 | Raytown | 29,526 | Jackson | ||||
| based on 2010 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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