List of cities in Missouri

It has been suggested that this article be merged with List of villages in Missouri to List of municipalities in Missouri. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2021.

Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States. In Missouri, cities are classified into three types: 3rd Class, 4th Class, and those under constitutional charters. A few older cities are incorporated under legislative charters (Carrollton, Chillicothe, LaGrange, Liberty, Miami, Missouri City, and Pleasant Hill) which are no longer allowed. (Carthage is also a Charter City and Charter Cities are by constitution not legislation and are still allowed to this day). The level at which they incorporate is determined by their population when they incorporate. They do not change if they gain or lose in population, unless a vote is held by the people.

A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village^[1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999.^[2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.

Cities under constitutional charters may operate under any form of municipal government if it is enacted in the city's charter.

Largest cities[]

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  Kansas City, largest city in Missouri

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  St. Louis, second-largest city

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  Springfield, third-largest city

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  Columbia, fourth-largest city

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  Independence, a satellite city of Kansas City and the fifth-largest city

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  St. Joseph

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  Joplin

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  Jefferson City, state capital and fifteenth-largest city

Population data based on 2019 estimates.^[3]

2019 Rank	City	2019 Estimate[4]	2010 Census[5]	Change	County
1	Kansas City †	495,327	459,787	+7.73%	Jackson, Platte, Cass, Clay
2	St. Louis	300,576	319,294	−5.86%	none (independent city)
3	Springfield †	167,882	159,498	+5.26%	Greene
4	Columbia †	123,195	108,500	+13.54%	Boone
5	Independence †	116,672	116,830	−0.14%	Jackson
6	Lee's Summit	99,357	91,364	+8.75%	Jackson
7	O'Fallon	88,673	79,329	+11.78%	St. Charles
8	St. Joseph †	74,875	76,780	−2.48%	Buchanan
9	St. Charles †	71,028	65,794	+7.96%	St. Charles
10	St. Peters	58,212	52,575	+10.72%	St. Charles
11	Blue Springs	55,829	52,575	+6.19%	Jackson
12	Florissant	50,952	52,158	−2.31%	St. Louis
13	Joplin	50,925	50,150	+1.55%	Jasper, Newton
14	Chesterfield	47,538	47,484	+0.11%	St. Louis
15	Jefferson City ††	42,708	43,079	−0.86%	Cole
16	Wentzville	41,784	29,070	+43.74%	St. Charles
17	Cape Girardeau	40,559	37,941	+6.90%	Cape Girardeau
18	Wildwood	35,432	35,517	−0.24%	St. Louis
19	University City	34,165	35,371	−3.41%	St. Louis
20	Liberty †	32,100	29,149	+10.12%	Clay
21	Ballwin	30,082	30,404	−1.06%	St. Louis
22	Raytown	28,991	29,526	−1.81%	Jackson
23	Kirkwood	27,807	27,540	+0.97%	St. Louis
24	Gladstone	27,489	25,410	+8.18%	Clay
25	Maryland Heights	26,956	27,472	−1.88%	St. Louis
26	Hazelwood	25,117	25,703	−2.28%	St. Louis
27	Grandview	24,856	24,475	+1.56%	Jackson
28	Belton	23,642	23,116	+2.28%	Cass
29	Webster Groves	22,819	22,995	−0.77%	St. Louis
30	Nixa	22,515	19,022	+18.36%	Christian
31	Raymore	22,194	19,206	+15.56%	Cass
32	Sedalia †	21,629	21,387	+1.13%	Pettis
33	Arnold	21,091	20,808	+1.36%	Jefferson
34	Ferguson	20,525	21,203	−3.20%	St. Louis
35	Ozark †	20,482	17,820	+14.94%	Christian
36	Rolla †	20,431	19,559	+4.46%	Phelps
37	Warrensburg †	20,418	18,838	+8.39%	Johnson
38	Farmington †	19,113	16,240	+17.69%	St. Francois
39	Creve Coeur	18,612	17,833	+4.37%	St. Louis
40	Manchester	18,073	18,094	−0.12%	St. Louis
41	Kirksville †	17,602	17,505	+0.55%	Adair
42	Hannibal	17,346	17,916	−3.18%	Marion
43	Republic	16,938	14,751	+14.83%	Greene
44	Poplar Bluff †	16,937	17,023	−0.51%	Butler
45	Lake St. Louis	16,864	14,545	+15.94%	St. Charles
46	Clayton †	16,747	15,939	+5.07%	St. Louis
47	Sikeston	16,023	16,318	−1.81%	Scott
48	Overland	15,551	16,062	−3.18%	St. Louis
49	Jackson †	14,836	13,758	+7.84%	Cape Girardeau
50	Lebanon †	14,798	14,474	+2.24%	Laclede
51	Carthage †	14,746	14,378	+2.56%	Jasper
52	Jennings	14,575	14,712	−0.93%	St. Louis
53	Grain Valley	14,526	12,854	+13.01%	Jackson
54	Washington	14,081	13,982	+0.71%	Franklin
55	Moberly	13,615	13,974	−2.57%	Randolph
56	Dardenne Prairie	13,348	11,494	+16.13%	St. Charles
57	Marshall †	12,841	13,065	−1.71%	Saline
58	Troy †	12,820	10,540	+21.63%	Lincoln
59	St. Ann	12,629	13,020	−3.00%	St. Louis
60	Fulton †	12,596	12,790	−1.52%	Callaway
61	West Plains †	12,304	11,986	+2.65%	Howell
62	Webb City	12,134	10,996	+10.35%	Jasper
63	Neosho †	12,054	11,835	+1.85%	Newton
64	Festus	12,036	11,602	+3.74%	Jefferson
65	Union †	11,990	10,204	+17.50%	Franklin
66	Crestwood	11,834	11,912	−0.65%	St. Louis
67	Excelsior Springs	11,731	11,084	+5.84%	Clay
68	Branson	11,630	10,520	+10.55%	Taney
69	Maryville †	11,599	11,972	−3.12%	Nodaway
70	Bridgeton	11,520	11,550	−0.26%	St. Louis
71	Mexico †	11,517	11,543	−0.23%	Audrain
72	Town and Country	11,109	10,815	+2.72%	St. Louis
73	Bolivar †	11,067	10,325	+7.19%	Polk
74	Eureka	10,946	10,189	+7.43%	St. Louis
75	Kearney	10,858	8,381	+29.55%	Clay
76	Smithville	10,795	8,425	+28.13%	Clay
77	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,397	10,860	−4.26%	St. Louis
78	Kennett †	10,094	10,932	−7.67%	Dunklin
79	Harrisonville †	10,078	10,019	+0.59%	Cass
80	Ellisville	9,862	9,133	+7.98%	St. Louis
81	Chillicothe †	9,705	9,515	+2.00%	Livingston
82	Cameron	9,649	9,933	−2.86%	Clinton
83	Monett	9,124	8,873	+2.83%	Barry
84	Clinton †	8,945	9,008	−0.70%	Henry
85	Berkeley	8,841	8,978	−1.53%	St. Louis
86	Richmond Heights	8,801	8,603	+2.30%	St. Louis
87	Des Peres	8,697	8,373	+3.87%	St. Louis
88	Pleasant Hill	8,683	8,113	+7.03%	Cass
89	Ladue	8,616	8,521	+1.11%	St. Louis
90	Park Hills	8,529	8,759	−2.63%	St. Francois
91	Perryville †	8,496	8,225	+3.29%	Perry
92	Sunset Hills	8,447	8,496	−0.58%	St. Louis
93	Boonville †	8,439	8,319	+1.44%	Cooper
94	Warrenton †	8,396	7,880	+6.55%	Warren
95	Carl Junction	8,274	7,445	+11.13%	Jasper
96	Nevada †	8,261	8,386	−1.49%	Vernon
97	Oak Grove	8,258	7,795	+5.94%	Jackson
98	Maplewood	8,092	8,046	+0.57%	St. Louis
99	Brentwood	7,966	8,055	−1.10%	St. Louis
100	Olivette	7,822	7,737	+1.10%	St. Louis

Alphabetical listing[]

A-C[]

A

B

C

D-F[]

D

E

F

G-K[]

G

H

I

J

K

L-N[]

L

M

N

O-R[]

O

P

Q

R

S-W[]

S

T

U

V

W

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Missouri
• List of villages in Missouri

References[]

• Official Manual State of Missouri 2005-2006. Issued by the Secretary of State. Jefferson City, Missouri.
• "Missouri Revised Statutes – Chapter 72: Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011.
• "Missouri Revised Statutes – Chapter 77: Third Class Cities". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011.
• "Missouri Revised Statutes – Chapter 79: Fourth Class Cities". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011.
• "Missouri Revised Statutes – Chapter 80: Towns and Villages". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011.
• "Missouri Revised Statutes – Chapter 81: Special Charter Cities and Towns". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011.
• "Missouri Revised Statutes – Chapter 82: Constitutional Charter Cities". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011.

External links[]

• Cities and Municipalities in Missouri
• Missouri Municipal League