St. Joseph, Missouri

St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri
City
	View of downtown St. Joseph
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	Nickname: St. Joe
	Location in the state of Missouri
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	Coordinates: 39°45′29″N 94°50′12″W / 39.75806°N 94.83667°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Buchanan, Andrew
Incorporated	1843
Named for	Joseph Robidoux IV and Saint Joseph
Government
• Mayor	John Josendale
Area
• Total	44.82 sq mi (116.09 km2)
• Land	44.04 sq mi (114.05 km2)
• Water	0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	72,473
• Density	1,645.77/sq mi (635.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	64501-64508
Area codes	816, 975
FIPS code	29-64550
GNIS feature ID	2396498
Website	Official website

St. Joseph is a city in Andrew and Buchanan counties and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.^[3] Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas. As of the 2020 census, St. Joseph had a total population of 72,473, making it the 8th most populous city in the state, and the 3rd most populous in Northwest Missouri.^[4] St. Joseph is located roughly thirty miles north of the Kansas City, Missouri, city limits and approximately 125 miles (201 km) south of Omaha, Nebraska.

The city was named after the town's founder Joseph Robidoux and the biblical Saint Joseph.^[5] St. Joseph is home to Missouri Western State University. It is the birthplace of rapper and songwriter Eminem, who grew up in and has made his career in Detroit, Michigan.^[6] In the nineteenth century, it was the death place of American outlaw Jesse James. It was also the starting point of the Pony Express serving the West.

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