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St. Joseph is a city in Andrew and Buchanan counties 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 total 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 thirty miles north of the Kansas City, Missouri, city limits and approximately 125 mile (201 km) south of Omaha, Nebraska. The city was named after the town's founder Joseph Robidoux and the biblical Saint Joseph. 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. 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.

St. Joseph was founded on the Missouri River by Joseph Robidoux, a local fur trader of French Canadian descent. It was officially incorporated in 1843. In its early days, it was a bustling outpost and rough frontier town, serving as a last supply point and jumping off point for travelers on the Missouri River toward the "Wild West". It was the westernmost point in the United States accessible by rail until after the American Civil War. The main east–west downtown streets were named for Robidoux's eight children: Faraon, Jules, Francois (Francis), Felix, Edmond, Charles, Sylvanie, and Messanie. The street between Sylvanie and Messanie was named for his second wife, Angelique. St. Joseph, or "St. Joe", as it was called by many, was a "Jumping Off Point" for those migrants headed to the Oregon Territory in the mid 1800s. Such cities, including Independence, and St. Joseph, were where pioneers would stay and purchase supplies before they headed out in wagon trains across the Great Plains. The town was a very lively place. Between April 3, 1860, and late October 1861, St. Joseph was one of the two endpoints of the Pony Express, which operated for a short period over the land then inaccessible by rail, to provide fast mail service. Today the Pony Express Museum hosts visitors in the former stables of the company. St. Joseph is identified by the slogan, "Where the Pony Express started and Jesse James ended." The town's main hotel was Patee House. In the post Civil War years, when the economy was down, the hotel was used for a time by the Patee Female College. It was occupied by the St. Joseph Female College up to 1880. Outlaw Jesse James lived here under the alias "Mr. Howard". The song, "Jesse James", includes the lines, " that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard has laid poor Jesse in his grave." On April 3, 1882, James was killed at his home, originally located at 1318 Lafayette. It has been relocated next to the Patee House and still has the visible bullet hole from the fatal shot. It is now operated as the Jesse James Home Museum. The Heaton Bowman Smith Funeral Home maintains a small museum about Jesse James. Their predecessors conducted his funeral. St. Joseph was the second city in the US to install electric streetcars; regular service was initiated on July 4, 1888. Among properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places are Robidoux Row, buildings owned by the founder and used for his family trading and mercantile business; the Patee House, now serving as a museum displaying St. Joseph's history, and the Missouri Theatre, an ornate movie palace. The Walnut Park Farm Historic District near St. Joseph was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. St. Joseph's population peaked in 1900, with a census population of 102,979. This population figure is questionable, as civic leaders were known to have tried to raise the numbers for that census. At the time, Saint Joseph was home to one of the largest wholesale companies in the Midwest, the Nave & McCord Mercantile Company, as well as the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, and the C. D. Smith & Company. C. D. Smith later became C. D. Smith Healthcare. Prior to 1954 and desegregation, Bartlett High School served St. Joseph's African American students. It became Horace Mann Elementary with desegregation. St. Joseph's African American community leaders and Nathaniel C. Bruce were involved in and supported the establishment of Bartlett Agricultural and Industrial School in Dalton, Missouri. It was modeled after Tuskegee Institute and Hampton Institute.

Saint Joseph is located on the Missouri/Kansas border in northwestern Missouri, also close to Nebraska; Iowa is another 70 miles farther north. The nearest major metropolitan area to St. Joseph is the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, which begins approximately 30 mile (48 km) to the south. The nearest major airport is Kansas City International Airport, which is approximately 35 mile (56 km) to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.77 square miles (116 km2), of which 43.99 square miles (114 km2) is land and 0.78 square miles (2 km2) is water. Under the Köppen climate classification, St. Joseph has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfa), although under United States isotherms of the station is firmly continental. The monthly weather averages listed below are taken from National Weather Service 1981–2010 normals recorded at Rosecrans Airport. Because of the airport's location near the Missouri River and at a low elevation, official overnight lows during wintertime especially are often several degrees colder than at other places within the city. Snowfall is not recorded at the St. Joseph weather station although surrounding reporting stations typically receive 12 20 inches of snowfall annually.

The 2020 United States census counted 72,473 people, 29,008 households, and 16,841 families in St. Joseph. The population density was 1,645.6 per square mile (635.4/km). There were 33,760 housing units at an average density of 766.6 per square mile (296.0/km). The racial makeup was 80.76% (58,529) white, 6.03% (4,367) black or African American, 0.57% (414) Native American or Alaska Native, 1.43% (1,039) Asian, 0.6% (437) Pacific Islander, 2.63% (1,905) from other races, and 7.98% (5,782) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.1% (5,367) of the population. Of the 29,008 households, 25.4% had children under the age of 18; 40.1% were married couples living together; 31.1% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 34.8% consisted of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.2. 23.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.3 males. The 2016–2020 5 year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $48,716 (with a margin of error of +/ $2,421) and the median family income was $60,272 (+/ $2,679). Males had a median income of $34,486 (+/ $1,611) versus $25,623 (+/ $1,474) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $30,229 (+/ $1,494). Approximately, 12.0% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.9% of those ages 65 or over.

As of the census of 2010, there were 76,780 people, 29,727 households, and 18,492 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 33,189 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 87.8% White, 6.0% Black, 0.5% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population. There were 29,727 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18; 11.7% between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% from 25 to 44; 24.9% from 45 to 64; and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age in the city was 35.6 years. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 73,990 people, 29,026 households, and 18,460 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 31,752 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 91.9% White, 5.0% Black, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 29,026 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were single family households. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,663, and the median income for a family was $40,995. Males had a median income of $31,300 versus $21,592 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,445. About 9.1% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

St. Joseph has a four branch public library system. The system is overseen by the Library Board which consists of nine members appointed by the mayor, with city council approval, for three year terms. The Downtown Library, located in downtown St. Joseph, houses the administrative offices for the library system. Carnegie Library and Washington Park Library are neighborhood branches that serve communities in the North and South ends of the city. East Hills Library is the largest branch, located off Interstate 29, which serves the greater St. Joseph area. Downtown Library and Carnegie Library were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and 1990 respectively.

Numerous parks, golf courses, sports complexes, skate parks, a water park, a riverwalk along the Missouri River, and a small conservation area can be found throughout St. Joseph proper. The city is also nationally known for its 26 mile (42 km) parkway system, which is accompanied by an urban trail system. Two of the city's largest parks are Krug Park and Hyde Park; these respectively anchor the parkway and urban trail on the north and south. A dog park has been added to the parkway system near Corby Pond. There are many buildings that were built early on in the city's history, one of which being the Missouri Theater.

St. Joseph currently ranks 201st largest designated market area out of 210 media markets in the United States (as ranked by Nielsen Media Research); the market covers six counties in northwestern Missouri (Holt, Worth, Nodaway, Andrew, DeKalb and Buchanan) and Doniphan County in northeastern Kansas. The St. Joseph area has three low power and two full power television stations, and ten radio stations. News Press & Gazette, a media corporation, is headquartered in Saint Joseph. They have interests in numerous television, radio, and newspaper markets throughout the midwestern and western United States.

Due to its proximity to Kansas City, stations from that market serve as default affiliate of MyNetworkTV (KSMO TV/Kansas City) and default member station of PBS (KCPT/Kansas City) due to the lack of stations of either network licensed to the market. ABC affiliate KQTV had long been the only major commercial station in St. Joseph, but in June 2012, the locally based News Press & Gazette Company signed on KNPN LD as a Fox affiliate, KBJO LD as a CW+ affiliate, and KNPG LD as a Telemundo affiliate. This in turn was followed by the conversions of KBJO LD to NBC affiliate KNPG LD in November 2016 (retaining the CW+ as a LD2 subchannel), and the original KNPG LD (which assumed the KBJO LD call letters) to CBS affiliate KCJO LD in June 2017, ending out of market reliance for major network programming.

+ St. Joseph broadcast television stations Channel Callsign Network Subchannels Owner Website (Virtual/RF) Channel Programming 2.1 (7) KQTV ABC Heartland Media 16.1 (21) KTAJ TV TBN 16.216.316.416.5 The Church ChannelJCTVTBN Enlace USASmile of a Child Network Trinity Broadcasting Network 21.1 (9) KNPG LD NBC 21.221.321.421.5 CW+TelemundoBounce TVGrit News Press & Gazette Company 26.1 (15) KNPN LD Fox 26.226.326.426.5 CBSNews Press 3 NOWEscapeLaff News Press & Gazette Company 30.1 (28) KCJO LD CBS News Press & Gazette Company

News Press 3 NOW, Suddenlink channel 3/KNPN LD virtual channel 26.3 (local news)

+ St. Joseph broadcast radio stations Band Frequency Callsign Nickname Format Owner Website AM stations 680 KFEQ 680 KFEQ News/talk/sports Eagle Communications 1270 KYSJ KY 102 Classic rock Eagle Communications, Inc. 1550 KESJ JoeTown 1550 & 107.7 1550 Classic hits Eagle Communications FM stations 89.7 KJCV FM Bott Radio Network Religious Community Broadcasting, Inc. 91.1 KSJI Joy 91.1 Contemporary Christian Good News Ministries, Inc. 91.9 KSRD Air1 Contemporary Christian Educational Media Foundation 92.7 KSJQ Q Country 92.7 Country music Eagle Communications 99.3 KFOH LP SJMF Radio All genres St. Joseph Music Foundation 102.5 KYSJ FM KY 102 Classic rock Eagle Communications 105.5 KKJO K JO 105 5 Hot adult contemporary Eagle Communications 106.1 KEXS FM The Catholic Radio Network Catholic religious Catholic Radio Network 107.5 KESJ FM Joetown 107.5 '80s and '90s music Eagle Communications