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Jefferson City

Northern America

Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County, anchoring a metropolitan statistical area in mid Missouri. Named for Thomas Jefferson, it sits on the northern edge of the Ozark Plateau on the southern side of the Missouri River, and at the 2020 census ranked as the ninth least populous U.S. state capital. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
43,228 1
2020 census figure, from Jefferson City's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
93.38 1
Founding Year
1825 1
1825 is the year Jefferson City was incorporated, per the infobox (founded 1821).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
192 2
Latitude
38.56778 degrees north 1
Longitude
92.17583 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Missouri, States or Territories

Jefferson City is in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Source Jefferson City (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Missouri, States or Territories

Jefferson City is the capital of Missouri.

Source Jefferson City (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Jefferson City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    43,228
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    93.38
  • Infobox, coordinates
    38.56778 N 92.17583 W
  • Infobox, founded
    1825
  • Lead section
    It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 United States census, ranking as the 16th most populous city in the state, but the 9th least populous U.S. state capital. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-most-populous metropolitan area in Mid-Missouri and the fifth-most populous in the state.
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2. Jefferson City (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 192 m
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Wikidata: Jefferson City
Wikidata Q28180, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Jefferson City (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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