Jefferson City
capital city of the U.S. state of Missouri and seat of Cole County
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Summary
Jefferson City is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,632 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cole County[3], Callaway County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Missouri River[6]
- Head of government: Ron Fitzwater[7]
- Instance of: capital city[8], county seat[9]
- Named after: Thomas Jefferson[10]
- Postal code: 65101[11], 65102[12], 65103[13], 65104[14], 65105[15], 65106[16], 65107[17], 65108[18], 65109[19], 65110[20], 65111[21]
- Commons category: Jefferson City, Missouri[22]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[23]
- Local dialing code: 573[24]
- Inception: 1821[25]
- Official website: http://www.jeffcitymo.org/[26], https://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jefferson City, Missouri[28]
- Population: 43,079[29], 43,228[30], 34,000[31], 35,200[32]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], The American Cyclopædia[34], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[35], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[36], The New Student's Reference Work[37], Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band[38]
- Capital of: Missouri[39]
- Official name: Jefferson City[40]
- Category for people born here: Q9225186[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Jefferson City, Missouri[42]
- Number of households: 16,882[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Jefferson City, Missouri[44]
- Different from: Jefferson City[45]
- Elevation above sea level: 192 m[46]
- Area: 97.661381 km²[47], 97.312865 km²[48], 97.513546 km²[49], 93.380109 km²[50], 4.133437 km²[51]
- Hashtag: JeffersonCity[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Jefferson City include USS Jefferson City[53], an attack submarine[54].
Why It Matters
Jefferson City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include USS Jefferson City[53], an attack submarine[54].