St. Joseph, Missouri metropolitan area
St. Joseph metropolitan area | |
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| St. Joseph, MO–KS MSA | |
 View of downtown St. Joseph | |
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| Coordinates: 39°50′03″N 94°47′02″W / 39.8342°N 94.7839°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri Kansas |
| Largest city | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Cities with population over 50,000 | - Overland Park, Kansas - Kansas City, Kansas - Independence, Missouri - Olathe, Kansas - Lee's Summit, Missouri - Shawnee, Kansas - Blue Springs, Missouri - Lenexa, Kansas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,472 sq mi (21,940 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 1,1601 ft (353.51 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 6901 ft (210.31 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,192,035 |
| • Rank | 30th MSA (2,192,035), 24th CSA (2,528,644) in the U.S. |
| • Density | 260.0/sq mi (100.4/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • MSA | $169.5 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
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, Buchanan, and DeKalb) and one in northeast Kansas (Doniphan) - anchored by the city of St. Joseph, comprising a total area of 1,673.93 square miles (4,335.5 km2). As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467.
Counties[edit]
Communities[edit]
Places with more than 70,000 inhabitants[edit]
- St. Joseph, Missouri (Principal city) Pop: 72,473
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants[edit]
- Cameron, Missouri (partial) Pop: 8,513
- Savannah, Missouri Pop: 5,069
- Country Club, Missouri Pop: 2,487
- Gower, Missouri (partial) Pop: 1,533
- Wathena, Kansas Pop: 1,364
- Elwood, Kansas Pop: 1,224
- Maysville, Missouri Pop: 1,095
- Highland, Kansas Pop: 1,012
Places with fewer than 999 inhabitants[edit]
- Troy, Kansas Pop: 964
- Stewartsville, Missouri Pop: 733
- Agency, Missouri Pop: 684
- Dearborn, Missouri (partial) Pop: 496
- Union Star, Missouri Pop: 437
- Osborn, Missouri (partial) Pop: 423
- Amazonia, Missouri Pop: 312
- Rushville, Missouri Pop: 303
- Clarksdale, Missouri Pop: 271
- Easton, Missouri 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 Pop: 143
- Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri Pop: 132
- Cosby, Missouri Pop: 124
- Weatherby, Missouri Pop: 107
- Severance, Kansas Pop: 94
- Amity, Missouri Pop: 54
- Rea, Missouri Pop: 50
- Leona, Kansas Pop: 48
Unincorporated places[edit]
- Bendena, Kansas
- Doniphan, Kansas
- Fairport, Missouri
- Faucett, Missouri
- Helena, Missouri
- Wallace, Missouri
Demographics[edit]
As of the census[2] 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% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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.
See also[edit]
- Missouri census statistical areas
- Kansas census statistical areas
- List of cities in Missouri
- List of villages in Missouri
- List of cities in Kansas
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