This partial list of city nicknames in Missouri compiles the

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s and slogans that

cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their

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boards or

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. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.

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s and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "

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ing" themselves by adopting new slogans.Alfredo Andia
Branding the Generic City :)
, MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007 Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. *

Branson Branson may refer to: Places ;Canada * Branson, Toronto ;United States * Branson, Missouri, a popular tourist destination in the Ozark Mountains * Branson, Colorado * Branson City, California * The Branson School, in Ross, California * Warrenpoi ...

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Ran It * Brunswick – Home of the World's Largest Pecan *

Carthage Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the cla ...

– The Maple Leaf City * Chillicothe – Home of Sliced Bread * Columbia **The Havana on the Hinkson **The Athens of Missouri **CoMo *

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– Mural City * Hannibal **America's Hometown **The Bluff CityBarry Popik
Smoky City
barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005 *

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– Where the Trails Start and the Buck StopsTagline Guru City Branding Survey
Tagline Guru website, accessed August 18, 2009 *

Jefferson City 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 principa ...

– City of Thomas Jefferson * Kansas City **BBQ Capital of the WorldKansas City Background Information
, 16th Annual ACI-NA Conference & Exhibition. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Kansas City, Missouri is often abbreviated as 'KCMO', or just 'KC' (although this often refers to the entire metro area). It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains, with over 200 installations, ranking second in the world and exceeded only by Rome. It is also nicknamed the Heart of America because it is within 250 miles (400 km) of both the geographic and population centers of the United States. Informal nicknames include Jazz Capital of the World, Cowtown, and the BBQ Capital of the World, while residents are known as Kansas Citians." **City of Fountains **Cowtown **Jazz Capital of the World **K.C. (inspiring the nickname of

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, among others) **KCMO **Paris of the Plains **Soccer Capital of America * King City – The Gem of the Highway * Kirkwood – The Green Tree City * Lathrop – Mule Capital of the World * Marionville – Home of the White SquirrelsWhite Squirrel Wars
Roadside America, accessed April 21, 2007. "Olney, IL; Marionville, MO; Kenton, TN; Brevard, NC; Exeter, ON. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others." * Moberly – Magic City * Neosho – Flower Box CityClaims to Fame – Favorites
, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. * Nixa – Home of Jason Bourne * Peculiar – Where the Odds Are with You *

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

**Chess Capital of the World **Gateway to the WestU.S. City Monikers
Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008 **Lion of the Valley **The Lou **Mound City **River City **Rome of the West **There's More Than Meets the Arch * Salem – Charcoal Capital of the World * Sedalia – The Queen City of the Prairie * Springfield **Birthplace of Route 66 **Queen City of the Ozarks * Sumner – Wild Goose Capital of the WorldClaims to Fame – Birds
, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. * Warrensburg – The BurggoBurg.com
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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

– Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World

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{{Missouri Missouri cities and towns Populated places in Missouri

City nicknames This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance ...

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