Missouri Towns & Counties

ALL MISSOURI TOWNS AND COUNTIES -- Statistics:

• Census of local governments Provides fiscal and labor data for governmental units
• 2000 Population census short-form (100%) data for local areas
• 2000 Population census long-form (sample) data for local areas
• 1997 Economic census for Missouri counties and metro areas
• State of the Cities Data Systems Wide variety of statistics
• Misc. statistics for MO counties and selected cities from Fedstats
• Misc. statistics for MO counties and selected cities from Census QuickFacts
• Misc. social, economic and agricultural statistics for Missouri counties from OSEDA
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Health statistics by county
• DHSS Interactive health statistics tables
• More statistics from Missouri Statistical Gateways

Laws, ordinances, archival records:

• Missouri county and municipal records - All time periods
• Municipal codes and ordinances - Current
• Missouri county records online Mostly county assessor and recorder websites
• Municipal Year Book MERLIN record (see description)

Newspapers:

• Missouri Press Association - List of member newspapers with hotlinks to websites
• State Historical Society of Missouri has back issues of Missouri newspapers on microfilm.  The collection covers all Missouri counties and dates back to 1808.

Books:

• Check MERLIN by looking up town or county name as a subject
• For town and county histories, check card catalog of State Historical Society of Missouri. 

Miscellaneous:

• Community Connection Directory of organizations which offer social services in local Missouri communities

Town and County websites:

• Wowworks
• State and Local Government on the Net (scroll to bottom)
• Missouri chambers of commerce directory
• Missouri Municipal League membership directory

Unique information/statistical sites for particular places:

• Columbia and Boone County page
• St. Louis County Factbook, 2002