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 seventeen 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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