Missouri Bootheel

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:area approximately 3,000 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:demographics predominantly rural
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:St._Francis_River
gptkb:Little_River
gptkbp:economy agriculture-based
gptkbp:elevation low-lying
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:historicalName distinct from rest of Missouri due to geography and culture
region added to Missouri at request of John Hardeman Walker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Missouri Bootheel
gptkbp:includesCounty gptkb:Wayne_County
gptkb:Dunklin_County
gptkb:New_Madrid_County
gptkb:Pemiscot_County
gptkb:Ripley_County
gptkb:Stoddard_County
gptkb:Scott_County
gptkb:Butler_County
gptkb:Mississippi_County
gptkbp:knownFor agriculture
cotton production
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Kennett
gptkb:Sikeston
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:rice
gptkb:wheat
corn
cotton
soybeans
gptkbp:namedFor heel shape of Missouri's southeastern border
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Hayti
gptkb:Malden
gptkb:Caruthersville
gptkb:Charleston
gptkb:Poplar_Bluff
gptkb:Portageville
gptkb:East_Prairie
Dexter
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Missouri_Delta
gptkbp:population approximately 200,000 (as of 2020 census)
gptkbp:region gptkb:southeastern_Missouri
gptkbp:soilType alluvial
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:U.S._Route_61
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkb:Interstate_55
gptkb:U.S._Route_412
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Madrid_County,_Missouri
gptkb:southeastern_Missouri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7