682px-Map of Missouri highlighting Mid-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 Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

(population 121,717); 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 The Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, and Osage – in central Missouri anchored by the city of Jefferson ...

, which together have a population of over 400,000.

Definition

Counties that are usually considered to be in Mid-Missouri are Audrain, Boone, Callaway,

Camden Camden may refer to: People * Camden (surname), a surname of English origin * Camden Joy (born 1964), American writer * Camden Toy (born 1957), American actor Places Australia * Camden, New South Wales * Camden, Rosehill, a heritage res ...

, Chariton, Cole,

Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ' ...

, Gasconade,

Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

, Macon, Miller, Moniteau, Montgomery,

Morgan Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer), ...

Osage The Osage Nation, a Native American tribe in the United States, is the source of most other terms containing the word "osage". Osage can also refer to: * Osage language, a Dhaegin language traditionally spoken by the Osage Nation * Osage (Unicode b ...

, Pettis,

Randolph Randolph may refer to: Places In the United States * Randolph, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Randolph, Arizona, a populated place * Randolph, California, a village merged into the city of Brea * Randolph, Illinois, an unincorporated commun ...

, and

Saline Saline may refer to: * Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body * Saline water, non-medicinal salt water * Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern Places * Saline, Calvados, a commune in ...

. Counties that are sometimes considered to be in the region are Adair,

Benton Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabam ...

, Laclede, Maries,

Phelps Phelps may refer to: Places in the United States * Phelps, Kentucky * Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Phelps, New York ** Phelps (village), New York * Phelps, Wisconsin, a town ** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...

Pulaski Pulaski may refer to: Places * Pulaski Heights, a section of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas * Pulaski Shoal, an underwater landform west of the Florida Keys * Pulaski, Georgia, a town * Pulaski Square, one of the "Squares of Savannah" in t ...

, and Warren.

Municipalities

Cities over 100,000

Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...

(largest city)

Cities over 40,000

Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the princip ...

(Missouri's capital city)

Cities over 20,000

* Sedalia, Missouri * Rolla, Missouri

Cities over 10,000

Kirksville, Missouri Kirksville is the county seat and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri. Located in Benton Township, its population was 17,530 at the 2020 census. Kirksville is home to two colleges: Truman State University and A.T. Still University. ...

* Lebanon, Missouri * Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri * Moberly, Missouri * Marshall, Missouri * Fulton, Missouri * Mexico, Missouri

Cities over 1,000

Boonville, Missouri Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeated the Missouri Stat ...

* Warrenton, Missouri * Macon, Missouri * Waynesville, Missouri * Eldon, Missouri * Osage Beach, Missouri * St. Robert, Missouri *

California, Missouri California is a city in and the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. The 2010 census has the population at 4,278. California is the third largest city in the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as ...

* St. James, Missouri * Centralia, Missouri * Vandalia, Missouri * Camdenton, Missouri * Ashland, Missouri * Tipton, Missouri * Holts Summit, Missouri * Wright City, Missouri * Montgomery City, Missouri *

Fayette, Missouri Fayette is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 2,803 at the 2020 census. History Fayette was laid out in 1823. Th ...

* Owensville, Missouri * Versailles, Missouri * Hermann, Missouri * Warsaw, Missouri *

Slater, Missouri Slater is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,856 at the 2010 census. History Slater was laid out in 1889. A post office called Slater has been in operation since 1878. The community has the name of John F. Sla ...

* Salisbury, Missouri * Lake Ozark, Missouri *

Huntsville, Missouri Huntsville is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County. History Randolph County was organized February 2, 1829, and Huntsville was established as ...

* Belle, Missouri * Dixon, Missouri *

Wardsville, Missouri Wardsville is a village in Cole County, Missouri, Cole County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,599 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Area, ...

Hallsville, Missouri Hallsville is a city in Boone County, Missouri. It is part of the Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri), Columbia metropolitan area. The population was 1,614 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Southeast of the town is Mount ...

Linn, Missouri Linn is a city in Osage County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,350 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Osage County. Linn is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Linn was platte ...

* Sweet Springs, Missouri * La Plata, Missouri *

Wellsville, Missouri Wellsville is a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 998 at the 2020 census. History Wellsville was platted in 1856, and named after Charles Wells who was the original owner of the land. A post office called ...

* Lincoln, Missouri * La Monte, Missouri *

St. Martins, Missouri St. Martins or Saint Martins is a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,191 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography St. Martins is located at (38.59467 ...

* Marthasville, Missouri * Cole Camp, Missouri * Glasgow, Missouri *

Stover, Missouri Stover is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census. Geography Stover is located in western Morgan County at the intersection of Missouri routes 52 and 135. Versailles is approximately seven ...

Media

Television

* KMOS (6.1 PBS, 6.2

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, 6.3 World, 6.4

PBS Kids PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, ...

) * KOMU (8.1 NBC, 8.3 The CW) * KRCG (13.1 CBS, 13.2

Comet TV Comet is an American digital broadcast television network owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The network focuses on science fiction with some supernatural, horror, adventure and fantasy series ...

, 13.3 Charge!, 13.4 TBD) * KMIZ (17.1 ABC, 17.2 Me-TV, 17.3 MyNetworkTV, 17.4

Fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelv ...

) * KQFX-LD (22.1

, 22.2 Laff, 22.3

Grit Grit, Grits, or Gritty may refer to: Food * Grit (grain), bran, chaff, mill-dust or coarse oatmeal * Grits, a corn-based food common in the Southern United States Minerals * Grit, winter pavement-treatment minerals deployed in grit bins * ...

, 22.4 Ion Mystery, 22.5 Dabl) * KNLJ (25.1 CTN, 25.2 CTNi, 25.3 CTN, 25.4 CTN Life)

Radio

FM

* KCOU (88.1) *

KHJR The Covenant Network is a network of Catholic radio stations in the Midwestern United States. Covenant maintains 15 full-power radio stations and a further 25 dependent translators in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. ...

(88.1) * KJLU (88.9) *

KOPN KOPN (89.5 FM) is a non-profit community radio station in Columbia, Missouri, United States, which from its start was modeled on the progressive format of KPFA in Berkeley, California. The station relies heavily on volunteers for programming ...

(89.5) *

KMCV MCV may refer to: Business * Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles, an Egyptian commercial vehicle manufacturer owned by Daimler AG * MCV Broadband, former name of Docomo Pacific, a telecommunications company in Guam * MCV Bus and Coach, a bus body bu ...

(89.9) * KMUC (90.5) * KBIA (91.3) *

KMFC KMFC (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. It is licensed to Centralia, Missouri, United States, and serves the Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat ...

(92.1) *

KLOZ KLOZ (92.7 FM, "Mix 92.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Eldon, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Benne Media and the license is held by Benne Broadcasting Company, LLC. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music fo ...

(92.7) *

KWJK KWJK (93.1 FM broadcasting, FM "Jack FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to Boonville, Missouri, US, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Billings Broadcasting LLC. Sta ...

(93.1) * KSSZ (93.9) * KATI (94.3) *

American Family Radio American Family Radio (AFR) is a network of more than 180 radio stations broadcasting Christian Conservative Christianity, Christian-oriented programming to over 30 states.KWWR (95.7) * KCMQ (96.7) *

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(97.1) * KJMO (97.5) *

KPOW-FM KPOW-FM (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to La Monte, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Benne Media. References External links {{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Missouri Pett ...

(97.7) * KOTC-LP (98.7) * KCLR-FM (99.3) * KBBM (100.1) * KTGR-FM (100.5) *

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(101.1) * KPLA (101.5) * KZWV (101.9) * KBXR (102.3) * KZJF (104.1) * KRES (104.7) *

The Good News Voice The Good News Voice is a network of Christian radio stations in Missouri. The network is owned by Missouri River Christian Broadcasting, Inc. The Good News Voice airs a variety of Christian Talk and Teaching programs including; Back to the Bibl ...

(104.9) * KZZT (105.5) *

KOQL KOQL (106.1 FM, "Q 106.1") is a Top 40-formatted station owned by Cumulus Media. The station broadcasts from Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the Unive ...

(106.1) *

K293AX Spirit FM is a network of Christian Radio, Christian radio stations in central Missouri broadcasting Christian adult contemporary music. Spirit FM debuted in 1985, when its first station KCVO-FM in Camdenton, Missouri, Camdenton, near Osage Beach ...

(106.5) * KTXY (106.9)

AM

KFAL KFAL (900 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. It is licensed to Fulton, Missouri Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States. Located about northeast of Jefferson City ...

(900) *

KWOS KWOS (950 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Mid-Missouri area. The station is currently owned by Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc and fe ...

(950) * KLIK (1240) * KXEO (1340) *

KWRT KWRT (1370 AM broadcasting, AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a True Country format. Licensed to Boonville, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Billings Broadca ...

(1370) * KFRU (1400) * KTGR (1580)

Transportation

Interstate Highways 70 (concurrent with

U.S. 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...

) 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport , sometimes referred to as, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Loop business ...

or Denver International as well as providing general aviation services.

Highways

Interstate Highways

* Interstate 70 * Interstate 44

U.S. Highways

* U.S. Route 24 * U.S. Route 36 *

U.S. Route 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...

(mostly concurrent with I-70) *

U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...

* U.S. Route 54 *

U.S. Route 63 U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US ...

U.S. Route 65 U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of ...

References

{{Coord, 38.75, -92.25, format=dms, display=title, region:US-MO_scale:2000000 Regions of Missouri