The St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties - three in northwest Missouri ( Andrew,

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, and DeKalb) and one in northeast Kansas ( Doniphan) - anchored by the city of

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, comprising a total area of . As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467.

Counties

* Andrew County, Missouri * Buchanan County, Missouri * DeKalb County, Missouri * Doniphan County, Kansas

Communities

Places with more than 70,000 inhabitants

St. Joseph, Missouri St. Joseph is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri. Small parts of St. Joseph extend into Andrew County. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includ ...

(Principal city) Pop: 76,780

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Cameron, Missouri (partial) Pop: 9,933 *

Savannah, Missouri Savannah is a city and county seat of Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,069 at the 2020 census. History Savannah was founded in 1841. The city was named after Savannah Woods, the child of a first settler. A post offic ...

Pop: 5,057 *

Country Club, Missouri Country Club is a village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Country Club is located at (39.821994, -94.826 ...

Pop: 2,449 * Gower, Missouri (partial) Pop: 1,526 *

Wathena, Kansas Wathena is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located about west of Saint Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,246. History Wathena was founded in 1856. The city is named in honor of Chie ...

Pop: 1,364 *

Elwood, Kansas Elwood is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located west across the Missouri River from Saint Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,125. History A trading post was established at Elwood in ...

Pop: 1,224 *

Maysville, Missouri Maysville is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,095 at the 2020 census. Maysville is the county seat of DeKalb County. Maysville is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History ...

Pop: 1,114 * Highland, Kansas Pop: 1,012

Places with fewer than 999 inhabitants

Troy, Kansas Troy is a city in and the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 964. History Troy was platted in 1855. It was named after ...

Pop: 964 *

Stewartsville, Missouri Stewartsville is a city in southwest DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 733 at the 2020 census. The community is named for Robert M. Stewart, a former Missouri governor. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropol ...

Pop: 750 *

Agency, Missouri Agency is a village in Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 684 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, Missouri, St. Joseph, MO–Kansas, KS St. Joseph, Mi ...

Pop: 684 * Dearborn, Missouri (partial) Pop: 496 *

Union Star, Missouri Union Star is a city in northwest DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, along the Third Fork of the Platte River. The population was 380 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A po ...

Pop: 437 *

Osborn, Missouri Osborn is a city in northern Clinton and southern DeKalb counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 374 at the 2020 census. The Clinton County portion of Osborn is part of the Kansas City, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical A ...

(partial) Pop: 423 *

Amazonia, Missouri Amazonia is a village in Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 312 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Amazonia was laid out in 1857. A pos ...

Pop: 312 *

Rushville, Missouri Rushville is a village in western Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rushville was laid out in 1847. The village ...

Pop: 303 *

Clarksdale, Missouri Clarksdale is a city in southwest DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, located along the Little Third Fork of the Platte River. The population was 245 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

Pop: 271 * Easton, Missouri Pop: 234 *

De Kalb, Missouri De Kalb is a city in southwest Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 233 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History De Kalb was originally known as Bloomington, an ...

Pop: 220 *

Bolckow, Missouri Bolckow is a city in Benton Township, Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 187 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Bolckow was platted ca. 1868. The city w ...

Pop: 187 *

Fillmore, Missouri Fillmore is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census. History Fillmore was laid out in 1845 and was named for Millard Fillmore, a statesman, and afterward 13th President of the United States. A ...

Pop: 184 *

White Cloud, Kansas White Cloud ( Ioway: ''Chína Maxúthga'' pronounced or ''Chína Maxúhga'' pronounced , meaning "Village Cloud-White") is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 115. It was na ...

Pop: 176 *

Denton, Kansas Denton is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 130. History Denton was laid out in 1886. It was named for one of its founders, John Denton. The first post office at the site ...

Pop: 148 * Rosendale, Missouri Pop: 143 *

Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri Lewis and Clark Village is a village in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Cens ...

Pop: 132 * Cosby, Missouri Pop: 124 *

Weatherby, Missouri Weatherby is a village in eastern DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 80 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Weatherby was laid out in 1885 by L. H. Weatherb ...

Pop: 107 *

Severance, Kansas Severance is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 76. History Severance was laid out in 1869. It was named for John Severance ...

Pop: 94 *

Amity, Missouri Amity is a village in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 26 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Amity was platted in 1870. A post office called Amity has be ...

Pop: 54 * Rea, Missouri Pop: 50 *

Leona, Kansas Leona is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41. History Leona was laid out in 1873. The city was named for Leona Shock, the first baby born there. A post office was opened i ...

Pop: 48

Unincorporated places

Bendena, Kansas Bendena is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 117. History Bendena was founded in 1886. It was originally given the name of Albers ...

* Doniphan, Kansas * Fairport, Missouri *

Faucett, Missouri Faucett is a census-designated place in southern Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. It is located sixteen miles north of Platte City on Interstate 29 (Missouri)/ U.S. Route 71. The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metrop ...

Helena, Missouri Helena is an unincorporated community in southeastern Andrew County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately twelve miles northeast of St. Joseph and is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area In the Unite ...

Wallace, Missouri Wallace is an unincorporated community in southern Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. Wallace is located approximately twelve miles northwest of Platte City. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Dearborn. The communi ...

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 122,336 people, 46,531 households, and 31,203 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.29% White, 4.10% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.38%

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 2.00% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,896, and the median income for a family was $41,290. Males had a median income of $30,296 versus $21,085 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,198.

References

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