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
• 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. 

Aerial Photos:

• Aerial photos through the MSDIS Mapper.

Historic Maps:

• Plat Books - Historic maps showing land use, roads, placement of buildings, landowner names, etc..
• Sanborne maps - Historic maps showing great detail about buildings on city blocks.
• Maps of Missouri dating to territorial days, digitized by the St. Louis Public Library.