The Joplin, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of

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, and

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counties in southwest

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and southeast

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anchored by the city of Joplin. The estimated 2023 population of the Joplin, MO-KS (MSA) is 204,787. As of March 2023, The U.S. Census Bureau MSA delineation report added Cherokee County, Kansas to the Joplin, MO MSA making it the Joplin, MO-KS MSA. The Joplin–Miami, MO–KS-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes the

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micropolitan statistical area, As of 2023, the Joplin-Miami (CSA) estimated population is 235,074.

CSA Counties

Missouri

Joplin, MO-KS MSA *

Kansas

Joplin, MO-KS MSA *

Oklahoma

Miami, Ok μSA *

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Communities

Communities are categorized based on their populations from the 2021 US Population Estimates.

Anchor cities of Joplin-Miami CSA

Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, Jasper and Newton County, Missouri, Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. J ...

(Principal city) pop: 53,095 *

pop: 12,885
(County Seat of Ottawa County)

Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

Carthage, MO Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 15,522 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Jasper County and is nicknamed "America's Maple Leaf City." History Jasper County was formed in 1841. C ...

pop: 15,538
(County Seat of Jasper County) * Webb City, MO pop: 13,251 *

Neosho, MO Neosho (; originally or ) is the most populous city in Newton County, Missouri, United States, which it serves as the county seat. With a population of 12,590 as of the 2020 census, the city is a part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Area, ...

pop: 12,687
(County Seat of Newton County) * Carl Junction, MO pop: 8,262

Places with 1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants

* Baxter Springs, KS pop: 3,944 * Columbus, KS pop: 3,070 * Galena, KS pop: 2,875 * Oronogo, MO pop: 2,608 * Duquesne, MO Pop: 2,355 * Commerce, OK pop: 2,276 * Seneca, MO pop: 2,258 * Granby, MO pop: 2,066 * Carterville, MO pop: 1,847 * Duenweg, MO pop: 1,531 * Sarcoxie, MO pop: 1,388 * Fairland, OK pop: 1,119

Places with 500 to 999 inhabitants

* Loma Linda, MO pop: 943 * Jasper, MO pop: 890 * Diamond, MO pop: 855 * Quapaw, OK pop: 806 * Riverton, KS pop: 771 * Airport Drive, MO pop: 758 * Afton, OK pop: 732 * Leawood, MO pop: 678 * Weir, KS pop: 639 * Alba, MO pop: 538

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

* Wyandotte, OK pop: 494 * Scammon, KS pop: 445 * Purcell, MO pop: 424 * Fairview, MO pop: 378 * Shoal Creek Drive, MO pop: 363 * Saginaw, MO pop: 306 * North Miami, OK pop: 294 * Carytown, MO pop: 285 * Lowell, KS pop: 244 * Fidelity, MO pop: 226 * Neck City, MO pop: 226 * Newtonia, MO pop: 211 * Asbury, MO pop: 190 * West Mineral, KS pop: 172 * Stella, MO pop: 166 * Redings Mill, MO pop: 163 * Treece, KS pop: 137 * Peoria, OK pop: 135 * Stark City, MO pop: 129 * La Russell, MO pop: 117 * Crestline, KS pop: 116 * Grand Falls Plaza, MO pop: 106 * Hallowell, KS pop: 101 * Brooklyn Heights, MO pop: 100 * Narcissa, OK pop: 100 * Avilla, MO pop: 99 * Wentworth, MO pop: 98 * Reeds, MO pop: 93 * Waco, MO pop: 93 * Shoal Creek Estates, MO pop: 92 * Dotyville, OK pop: 87 * Roseland, KS pop: 68 * Ritchey, MO pop: 67 * Dennis Acres, MO pop: 51 * Cliff Village, MO pop: 35

Unincorporated places

* Dudenville *

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* Kendricktown * Maxville *

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* Spring City * Tipton Ford *

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Ghost Towns

* Picher, OK (pop: 9726 at its peak in 1920) * Cardin, OK (pop: 2640 at its peak in 1920) * Monark Springs, MO

Education

The Joplin, MO-KS-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is served by many different school districts and higher education institutions such as the following:
Missouri School Districts * Avilla R-13 * Carl Junction R-1 * Carthage R-9 * Diamond R-4 * East Newton R-6 * Jasper County R-5 * Joplin Catholic Schools * Joplin R-8 * Neosho R-5 * Sarcoxie R-2 * Seneca R-7 * Webb City R-7 * Westview C-6
Colleges and Universities *

Crowder College Crowder College is a public community college in Neosho, Missouri. It serves the Community College District of Newton and McDonald counties in southwestern Missouri and other outlying areas. The school enrolled 3,864 in 2023. Established in 1963 ...

* Kansas City University - Joplin *

Missouri Southern State University Missouri Southern State University (Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo) is a public university in Joplin, Missouri. It was established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College. The university enrolled 4,087 students in Fall 2023. History Missouri Souther ...

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) is a Public college, public community college in Miami, Oklahoma. Established as the Miami School of Mines in 1919, NEO has an enrollment of approximately two thousand students. The Golden Norsemen is th ...

Ozark Christian College Ozark Christian College (OCC) is a private evangelical Christian college. Established in 1942 in Bentonville, Arkansas, it moved to Joplin, Missouri in 1946. It is affiliated with the Restoration Movement of Christian Churches and Churches of C ...

* Pittsburg State University- Pittsburg, KS* ''*Outside of Joplin, MO-KS-OK CSA''
Kansas School Districts * Baxter Springs USD 508 * Columbus USD 493 * Galena USD 499 * Riverton USD 404
Oklahoma School Districts *

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* Bluejacket Public School * Cleora Public Schools *

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* Fairland Public Schools *

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Quapaw Public Schools Quapaw Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Quapaw, Oklahoma. Its area includes, in addition to Quapaw, Cardin, Peoria, Picher, and Hockerville. It includes an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. David C ...

* Turkey Ford Public Schools * Wyandotte Public Schools

Demographics (Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area)

As of the

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of 2020, there were 204,787 people, 64,286 households, and 44,270 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.5%

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, 1.5%

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, 1.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2%

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, 1.45% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. For every 100 females there are 95.3 males. The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,158, and the median income for a family was $44,564. Males had a median income of $29,315 versus $20,883 for females.

References

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places - U.S Census Bureau

* https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2011/SUB-EST2011-3.html
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External links

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