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Missouri Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over4,331,369100.0In labor force2,822,01065.2Civilian labor force2,806,71864.8Employed2,657,92461.4Unemployed148,7943.4Percent of civilian…

Missouri Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units2,442,017100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,679,58568.81-unit, attached67,1202.72 units95,6303.93 or 4 units124,0495.15 to 9 units92,2673.810 to 19 units76…

Missouri Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,479,573100.0Nursery school, preschool102,5026.9Kindergarten77,7645.3Elementary school (grades 1-8)663,15544.8High…

Omaha, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) OmahaOmahaōˈməhä, –hô [key], Native Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They, with the Ponca,…

Blunt, Roy Dean

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Roy Dean, 1950–, U.S. politician, b. Niangua, Mo., grad. Southwest Baptist Univ. (B.A. 1970), Southwest Missouri State Univ. (M.A. 1972). A Missouri county clerk and elections…

Grand River, rivers, United States

(Encyclopedia) Grand River. 1 River, 260 mi (418 km) long, rising in S Mich. and flowing N to Lansing, then NW to Lake Michigan at Grand Haven. It is the longest river in the state and is navigable…

Atchison

(Encyclopedia) Atchison, city (2020 pop. 10,348), seat of Atchison co., NE Kans., on the Missouri River; inc. 1881. It is a trade and industrial center in a rich grain producing area.…

Bismarck

(Encyclopedia) Bismarck, city (2020 pop. 73,622), state capital and seat of Burleigh co., S central N.Dak., on hills overlooking the Missouri River;…

Wood River

(Encyclopedia) Wood River, city (1990 pop. 11,490), Madison co., SW Ill., on the Mississippi River just above its junction with the Missouri; inc. 1923. It has oil refineries and pipeline terminals,…

Sigel, Franz

(Encyclopedia) Sigel, FranzSigel, Franzfränts sēˈgəl [key], 1824–1902, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Sinsheim, Baden, Germany. An officer in the army of Baden, he was a leader (1848–49…