St. Joseph is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. 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 population of 72,473, making it the 8th most populous city in the state, and the 3rd most populous in Northwest Missouri. St. Joseph is located roughly 30 miles (48 km) north of the Kansas City, Missouri city limits and approximately 125 miles (201 km) south of Omaha, Nebraska.
Midwest
St. Joseph
Andrew County, MO
Population
72,198
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$854
Median home value
$138,100
Founded
1843
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Walnut Park Farm Historic District · listed 1999
- Cathedral Hill Historic District · listed 2000
- Central-North Commercial Historic District · listed 1991
- Dewey Avenue-West Rosine Historic District · listed 2002
- Hall Street Historic District · listed 1979
- Harris Addition Historic District · listed 2003
- Kelley and Browne Flats · listed 1989
- Kemper Addition Historic District · listed 2002
- Krug Park Place Historic District · listed 2002
- Missouri Valley Trust Company Historic District · listed 1975
- Museum Hill Historic District · listed 1991
- Museum Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2009
- Nelson-Pettis Farmsteads Historic District · listed 1995
- Patee Town Historic District · listed 2002
- Robidoux Hill Historic District · listed 1989
- South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District · listed 1991
- St. Joseph Park and Parkway System · listed 1995
- St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District · listed 2001
- Wholesale Row · listed 1977
Notable landmarks
- Archeological Site 23-AN-56
- American Apartments
- Benton Club of St. Joseph, The · listed 2017
- Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1978
- Buchanan County Courthouse and Jail · listed 1972
- Buddy, Charles A. and Annie, House · listed 2004
- Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House · listed 2005
- Central Police Station · listed 2009
- Century Apartments · listed 2001
- Christian Sachau Saloon · listed 1985
- City Hose Company No. 9 · listed 1985
- Corby-Forsee Building · listed 1980
- Eckel, Edmond Jacques, House · listed 1980
- Geiger, Dr. Jacob, House-Maud Wyeth Painter House · listed 1986
- German-American Bank Building · listed 1978
- Hall School · listed 2017
- James, Jesse, House · listed 1980
- King's Hill Archeological Site · listed 1969
- Krug Park Castle
- Lafayette Street Rowhouses
- Lawler Motor Company Building · listed 2009
- Maple Grove · listed 1974
- Miller, Issac, House · listed 1980
- Miller-Porter-Lacy House · listed 1982
- Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building · listed 1979
- …and 18 more
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