How Missouri Became More Than a Square
The Platte Purchase was so much bigger than it appears Missouri was supposed to be pretty much a square. But the bootheel and the Platte Purchase gave us the unusual shape we know today. It’s Hip To Be Square When our Founding Fathers started plotting out boundaries for states west of the Mississippi River, they…
Top 10 Counties for Median Income in Missouri
The top counties in Missouri for median income are clustered around our major metro areas.