Jefferson City, Missouri "Jefferson City"
Jefferson City .
Jefferson City, Missouri City of Jefferson Flag of Jefferson City, Missouri Flag Official seal of Jefferson City, Missouri Motto: Jefferson City Cole County Missouri Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jefferson City Highlighted.svg Jefferson City is the capital of the State of Missouri and the fifteenth most crowded city in the state. It is also the governmental center of county of Cole County and the principal town/city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jefferson City is titled for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
Jefferson City presently holds the title of America's "Most Beautiful Small Town", given by Rand Mc - Nally. Jefferson City is on the northern edge of the Ozark Plateau on the southern side of the Missouri River in a region known as Mid-Missouri.
The town/city is dominated by the domed Capitol, which rises from a bluff overlooking the Missouri River to the north; Lewis and Clark passed the bluff on their historic expedition upriver before Europeans established any settlement there.
Often referred to as "Jeff", many of Jefferson City's major employers fall inside the service and manufacturing industries, similar to other Midwestern capital cities.
Jefferson City is also home to Lincoln University, a enhance historically black land-grant college founded in 1866 by the 62nd Regiment of U.S.
Sketch of Jefferson City from the 1860s In the middle of the state, Jefferson City was chosen as the new capital in 1821 when Thomas Jefferson was still living.
In 1825, the settlement was incorporated as a town/city and a year later, the Missouri council first met in Jefferson City.
Jefferson City was chosen as the site of a state prison.
During the Civil War, Jefferson City was occupied by Union troops and the propel state council was driven from Jefferson City by Union General Nathaniel Lyon.
Louis supported the Union, while other areas (such as Missouri's Little Dixie) were firmly pro-Confederate along the Missouri River between Jefferson City and Kansas City.
German immigrants created vineyards in small suburbs on either side of the Missouri River, especially on the north from the town/city east to Marthasville, positioned outside of St.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 37.58 square miles (97.33 km2), of which, 35.95 square miles (93.11 km2) is territory and 1.63 square miles (4.22 km2) is water. Jefferson City has a transitional climate between a humid subtropical and humid continental climate with hot, rainy summers and cold winters.
Climate data for Jefferson City, Missouri, 1981 2010 normals The State Capitol is positioned in Jefferson City.
In addition, state agencies are headquartered in Jefferson City.
The Missouri State Archives is positioned in Jefferson City.
The Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) operates the Jefferson City Correctional Center and the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. The JCCC replaced the Missouri State Penitentiary, which until its closure was the earliest operating penal facility west of the Mississippi River.
It served as the State of Missouri's major maximum security institution, and it homed male death row prisoners until April 1989, when they were moved to the Potosi Correctional Center. The current JCCC was opened on September 15, 2004, replacing the Missouri State Penitentiary. The United States Postal Service operates a several postal facilities, including the Jefferson City Main Post Office. The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City Photograph of Jefferson City from the International Space Station According to the City's 2016 Popular Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 4 Jefferson City Public Schools 1,489 8 Jefferson City Medical Group 633 In 2017, Jefferson City was ranked the fifth Best Small City to Start a Business (out of the 1,261 metros/cities examined nationally). The rankings were based on fifteen factors, including: average expansion in number of small businesses, prevalence of investors, office-space affordability, and corporate taxes.
In 2016, Jefferson City was ranked thirteenth nationally (and second in the state, next to Columbia) among the Best Cities for Career Opportunities. Smart - Asset examined 355 metro areas and based the rankings on metrics such as the unemployment rate, median income, median annual housing costs and the rate of employment growth.
The primary daily English-language journal in the region is the Jefferson City News Tribune.
Several monthly magazines cover Jefferson City and/or the encircling areas: Jefferson City Magazine, Her Magazine, Capital Lifestyles, and Professional Day.
Jefferson City is served by the Jefferson City Public School District, which operates Jefferson City High School, Simonsen 9th Grade Center, Lewis and Clark and Thomas Jefferson Middle Schools, and 11 elementary schools.
Jefferson City is also served by the Blair Oaks R-II School District, which operates Blair Oaks High School, Blair Oaks Middle School, and Blair Oaks Elementary School.
The Jefferson City Amtrak station, positioned in the former Union Hotel at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, is one of many stops provided by Amtrak, the sole intercity passenger barns service in the United States.
A Greyhound bus stop near the Eastland Drive Convenient Food Mart also provides intercity transit while Jefferson City Memorial Airport, which is positioned in the Jefferson City limits of Callaway County, Missouri, does not offer commercial airline service.
Although Jefferson City is one of the four state capitals that is not served by an Interstate highway, Interstate 70 passes by the town/city 30 miles (48 km) to the north in Columbia.
Mishael Abbott, female race car driver born in Jefferson City.
Janet Beecher, actress of stage and screen born in Jefferson City.
Blair, Jr., mayor of Jefferson City in 1947 and later governor of Missouri. Alphonso Boone, pioneer who ran a trading post in Jefferson City.
Charlie Brown (running back), former NFL running back born in Jefferson City.
Christian Cantwell, 2009 shot put world champion, born in Jefferson City.
Deborah Digges (born Deborah Sugarbaker), poet; born in Jefferson City.
Federal judge born in Jefferson City.
Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Kyle), actor/comedian; born in Jefferson City.
John Farris, author; born in Jefferson City.
Arthur Frommer, travel writer, publisher, consumer promote, and the founder of the Frommer's series of travel guides; born in Jefferson City.
Justin Gage, former football player for the Chicago Bears and the Tennessee Titans; attended Jefferson City enhance schools.
Goodrich, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and homemaker; born in Jefferson City.
Gordon, former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; born in Jefferson City.
Dennis Higgins, former experienced pitcher; born in Jefferson City.
Chester Himes, author; born in Jefferson City.
Joe Jimenez, experienced golfer best known for winning the 1978 PGA Seniors' Championship; was the club pro at the Jefferson City Country Club.
Kent Jones, writer and radio personality; attended Jefferson City enhance schools.
Kilby, Nobel Prize-winning inventor and physicist; born in Jefferson City.
James Kirkpatrick, former Missouri Secretary of State; former editor of the Jefferson City News-Tribune.
Charles Roman Koester, former American Bishop of the Catholic Church; born in Jefferson City.
Laura La Varnie, actress of the silent era; born in Jefferson City.
Sam Le - Cure, current primary league baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds; born near Jefferson City.
Leopold, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; born in Jefferson City.
Representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district; born in Jefferson City and graduated from Lincoln University Steve Martin, former football player; attended Jefferson City enhance schools.
Massey, mathematician and operations researcher with expertise in queueing theory; born in Jefferson City.
Napoleon Mc - Callum, former running back in the National Football League; born in Jefferson City.
Dennis Meyer, former Pittsburgh Steelers football player and coach; born in Jefferson City.
Paul Miller, basketball player; born in Jefferson City.
Maya Moore, current WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx and Olympic gold medalist; born in Jefferson City and attended Jefferson City enhance schools before to moving to Georgia.
Nacy, former State Treasurer of Missouri; born and raised in Jefferson City.
John Opel, former president of IBM; attended Jefferson City enhance schools.
Steve Rogers, former starting pitcher for the Montreal Expos; born in Jefferson City.
William Rose, screenwriter most famous for writing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; born in Jefferson City.
Sippel, United States federal judge; born in Jefferson City.
Justin Smith, former football player with the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers; born and raised in Jefferson City.
Sarah Steelman, former State Treasurer of Missouri; born and raised in Jefferson City.
Jamaal Tatum, former college basketball player for Southern Illinois Salukis; born and raised in Jefferson City.
Vogel, former member of the Missouri Senate; born and raised in Jefferson City.
Harold Volkmer, former member of the United States House of Representatives; born and raised in Jefferson City.
Reginald Heber Weller, Episcopal priest and bishop active in the ecumenism; born in Jefferson City.
Sylvester Williams, defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos; attended Jefferson City High School.
Jefferson City is sister town/city to the German town/city of Munchberg.
The historically German section of Jefferson City is called "Old Munichburg".
Capital Mall - a mall in Jefferson City.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jefferson City.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article Jefferson City.
City of Jefferson City Jefferson City Convention and Visitor's Bureau Downtown Jefferson City Historic maps of Jefferson City in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
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Cities in Callaway County, Missouri - Cities in Cole County, Missouri - Jefferson City, Missouri - County seats in Missouri - Missouri Rhineland - Populated places established in 1821 - Missouri populated places on the Missouri River - 1821 establishments in Missouri
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