The St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of four counties - three in northwest

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 ...

(

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, Buchanan, and

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) and one in northeast

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( Doniphan) - anchored by the city of St. Joseph, comprising a total area of . As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467.

Counties

Andrew County, Missouri Andrew County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,135. Its county seat is Savannah. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named for Andre ...

Buchanan County, Missouri Buchanan County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 84,793. Its county seat is St. Joseph. When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Ro ...

DeKalb County, Missouri DeKalb County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,029. Its county seat is Maysville. The county was organized February 25, 1845 and named for General Johann d ...

Doniphan County, Kansas Doniphan County (county code DP) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,510. Its county seat is Troy, and its most populous city is Wathena. History Early history For many millen ...

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 Cameron is a city in Clinton, DeKalb and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 8,513 at the 2020 census. The Clinton and Caldwell counties portion of Cameron are part of the Kansas City, MO– KS Metropolitan ...

(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 Pop: 2,449 *

Gower, Missouri Gower is a city in Buchanan and Clinton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 1,526 at the 2010 census. The Buchanan County portion of Gower is part of the St. Joseph, MO&nda ...

(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 Pop: 1,114 *

Highland, Kansas Highland is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 903. It is home to Highland Community College. History Short Summary The Highland Township was started with the founding ...

Pop: 1,012

Places with fewer than 999 inhabitants

* Troy, Kansas Pop: 964 * Stewartsville, Missouri Pop: 750 * Agency, Missouri Pop: 684 *

Dearborn, Missouri Dearborn is a city in Buchanan and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 496 at the 2010 census. History The city was named for Henry Dearborn, Revolutionary War ge ...

(partial) Pop: 496 * Union Star, Missouri Pop: 437 * Osborn, Missouri (partial) Pop: 423 * Amazonia, Missouri Pop: 312 * Rushville, Missouri 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 Easton is a city in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Easton was platted in 1854. The name Easton may be direc ...

Pop: 234 * De Kalb, Missouri Pop: 220 * Bolckow, Missouri Pop: 187 * Fillmore, Missouri Pop: 184 * White Cloud, Kansas Pop: 176 * Denton, Kansas Pop: 148 *

Rosendale, Missouri Rosendale is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 143 at the 2010 census. Rosendale is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Rosendale has been in oper ...

Pop: 143 * Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri Pop: 132 *

Cosby, Missouri Cosby is a village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 124 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Cosby was founded in the late 1870s, and moved about one ...

Pop: 124 * Weatherby, Missouri Pop: 107 * Severance, Kansas Pop: 94 * Amity, Missouri Pop: 54 *

Rea, Missouri Rea (pronounced ) is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Rea has been in operation s ...

Pop: 50 * Leona, Kansas 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 Doniphan is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. History The company that founded the community was organized on November 11, 1854. Doniphan was incorporated in 1869. The community was named for Alexander Will ...

Fairport, Missouri Fairport is an unincorporated community in northeastern DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO– KS Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is ...

* Faucett, Missouri * Helena, Missouri * Wallace, Missouri

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 4.10%

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, 0.49% Native American, 0.38%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.53% from

other races Other often refers to: * Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy Other or The Other may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack * ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...

, and 1.20% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $16,198.

References

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