Mid-Missouri
Central area of the U.S. state of Missouri
Mid-Missouri is a loosely-defined region comprising the central area of the U.S. state of Missouri. The region's largest city is Columbia (population 121,717);[1] the Missouri state capital, Jefferson City, and the University of Missouri are also located here. The region also includes portions of the Lake of the Ozarks, the Ozark Mountains, and the Missouri Rhineland. Mid-Missouri is centered on two contiguous metropolitan areas: the Columbia Metropolitan Area and the Jefferson City Metropolitan Area, which together have a population of over 400,000.[2]
Definition
Counties that are usually considered to be in Mid-Missouri are Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Gasconade, Howard, Macon, Miller, Moniteau, Montgomery, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Randolph, and Saline. Counties that are sometimes considered to be in the region are Adair, Benton, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, and Warren.
Municipalities
Cities over 100,000
- Columbia, Missouri (largest city)
Cities over 20,000
- Jefferson City, Missouri (Missouri's capital city)
- Sedalia, Missouri
- Rolla, Missouri
Cities over 10,000
- Kirksville, Missouri
- Lebanon, Missouri
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Moberly, Missouri
- Marshall, Missouri
- Fulton, Missouri
- Mexico, Missouri
Cities over 1,000
- Warrenton, Missouri
- Boonville, Missouri
- Wright City, Missouri
- Macon, Missouri
- St. Robert, Missouri
- Waynesville, Missouri
- Ashland, Missouri
- Holts Summit, Missouri
- Osage Beach, Missouri
- Centralia, Missouri
- California, Missouri
- Eldon, Missouri
- Camdenton, Missouri
- St. James, Missouri
- Vandalia, Missouri
- Montgomery City, Missouri
- Tipton, Missouri
- Owensville, Missouri
- Fayette, Missouri
- Versailles, Missouri
- Warsaw, Missouri
- Hermann, Missouri
- Lake Ozark, Missouri
- Slater, Missouri
- Hallsville, Missouri
- Wardsville, Missouri
- Salisbury, Missouri
- Linn, Missouri
- Sweet Springs, Missouri
- Belle, Missouri
- Huntsville, Missouri
- Dixon, Missouri
- La Plata, Missouri
- Wellsville, Missouri
- Lincoln, Missouri
- La Monte, Missouri
- St. Martins, Missouri
- Marthasville, Missouri
- Cole Camp, Missouri
- Glasgow, Missouri
- Stover, Missouri
Media
Television
- KMOS (6.1 PBS, 6.2 Create, 6.3 World, 6.4 PBS Kids)
- KOMU (8.1 NBC, 8.3 The CW)
- KRCG (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Comet TV, 13.3 Charge!, 13.4 TBD)
- KMIZ (17.1 ABC, 17.2 Me-TV, 17.3 MyNetworkTV, 17.4 Fox)
- KQFX-LD (22.1 Fox, 22.2 Laff, 22.3 Grit, 22.4 Ion Mystery, 22.5 Dabl)
- KFDR (25.1 CTN, 25.2 CTNi, 25.3 CTN, 25.4 CTN Life)
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- KMOS-TV (6.1 PBS, 6.2 Create, 6.3 Emerge, 6.4 PBS Kids)
- KOMU-TV (8.1 NBC, 8.3 CW+)
- KRCG (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Comet, 13.3 Charge!, 13.4 TBD)
- KMIZ (17.1 ABC, 17.2 MeTV, 17.3 MNT, 17.4 Fox, 17.5 Bounce)
- KQFX-LD (22.1 Fox, 22.2 Laff, 22.3 Grit, 22.4 Mystery, 22.5 Dabl)
- KFDR (25.1/.3 CTN, 25.2 CTNi, 25.4 Lifestyle)
- KRMS-LD (32.1 Cozi, 32.2 Real America's Voice, 32.3 OAN, 32.4 Get, 32.5 Buzzr, 32.6 Fun Roads, 32.7 NOST, 32.8 Daystar, 32.9 WxN, 32.10 TCN, 32.11 Local Info)
- K35OY-D (35.1/.4 Ads, 35.2 LX, 35.3 Oxygen)
- KGKM-LD (36.1 TMD, 36.2 Ion, 36.3 Court, 36.4 Defy, 36.5 Grit, 36.6 Scripps, 36.7 SBN)
- See also
- St. Louis
- Kansas City
- Quincy
- Springfield
- Ottumwa / Kirksville
- Joplin
- St. Joseph
Radio
FM
- KCOU (88.1)
- KHJR (88.1)
- KJLU (88.9)
- KOPN (89.5)
- KMCV (89.9)
- KMUC (90.5)
- KBIA (91.3)
- KMFC (92.1)
- KLOZ (92.7)
- KWJK (93.1)
- KSSZ (93.9)
- KATI (94.3)
- American Family Radio (94.7)
- KWWR (95.7)
- KCMQ (96.7)
- K246CA (97.1)
- KJMO (97.5)
- KPOW-FM (97.7)
- KOTC-LP (98.7)
- KCLR-FM (99.3)
- KBBM (100.1)
- KTGR-FM (100.5)
- K266CA (101.1)
- KPLA (101.5)
- KZWV (101.9)
- KBXR (102.3)
- KZJF (104.1)
- KRES (104.7)
- The Good News Voice (104.9)
- KZZT (105.5)
- KOQL (106.1)
- K293AX (106.5)
- KTXY (106.9)
AM
Transportation
Interstate Highways 70 (concurrent with U.S. 40) and 44 both pass through the region and intersect with each other in St. Louis. Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is the only commercial airport in Mid-Missouri and is served by American Eagle with non-stop service to either Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago-O'Hare or Denver International as well as providing general aviation services.
Transit
Local Transit
Amtrak
- Hermann station
- Jefferson City station
- La Plata station
- Sedalia station
Highways
Interstate Highways
Interstate 70
Interstate 44
U.S. Highways
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 40 (mostly concurrent with I-70)
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 65
References
- ^ Mid-Missouri Recruiting Company Archived March 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100709020951/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA%2DEST2007%2D01%2Ecsv. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
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