Buchanan County, Missouri
![]() The Buchanan County Courthouse in Saint Joseph, listed on NRHP No. 72001563 |
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US state : | Missouri |
Administrative headquarters : |
Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, MO 64501-1731 |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Buchanan County Courthouse 411 Jules Street |
Foundation : | 1839 |
Made up from: | Plate purchase |
Area code : | 816 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 89,201 (2010) |
Population density : | 84.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1074 km² |
Water surface : | 13 km² |
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Website : www.co.buchanan.mo.us |
The Buchanan County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 89,201 people and a population density of 84.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Saint Joseph .
Buchanan County forms the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area with Counties Andrew and DeKalb in Missouri and Doniphan in Kansas .
geography
The county is located in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River , which forms the border with Kansas . It has a total area of 1074 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water surface. The following neighboring counties border Buchanan County:
Doniphan County, Kansas |
Andrew County | DeKalb County |
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Clinton County | |
Atchison County, Kansas |
Platte County |
history
Buchanan County was formed on December 31, 1838 in the area that was added to the state of Missouri through the Platte Purchase .
After it was originally called Roberts County (after the settler Hiram Roberts), it was later named after James Buchanan (1791-1868), a former Secretary of State (1853-1856) and President (1857-1861) of the United States.
One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Hotel Patee House . A total of 62 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 5, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 6237 | - | |
1850 | 12,975 | 108% | |
1860 | 23,861 | 83.9% | |
1870 | 38.109 | 59.7% | |
1880 | 49,702 | 30.4% | |
1890 | 70,100 | 41% | |
1900 | 121,838 | 73.8% | |
1910 | 93.020 | -23.7% | |
1920 | 93,684 | 0.7% | |
1930 | 98,633 | 5.3% | |
1940 | 94,067 | -4.6% | |
1950 | 96,826 | 2.9% | |
1960 | 90,581 | -6.4% | |
1970 | 86,915 | -4% | |
1980 | 87,888 | 1.1% | |
1990 | 83,083 | -5.5% | |
2000 | 85.998 | 3.5% | |
2010 | 89.201 | 3.7% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Buchanan County had 89,201 people in 33,082 households. The population density was 84.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in each of the 33,082 households.
The racial the population was composed of 89.1 percent white, 5.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.2 percent of the population.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 41,188 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,837. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Buchanan County localities
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1 - partly in Platte County
2 - partly in Clinton County
structure
Buchanan County is divided into twelve townships :
Township | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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Agency Township | 1213 | 29-00316 |
Bloomington Township | 674 | 29-06418 |
Center township | 3049 | 29-12484 |
Crawford Township | 914 | 29-17110 |
Jackson Township | 547 | 29-35594 |
Lake Township | 35 | 29-39800 |
Marion Township | 1178 | 29-45938 |
Platte Township | 502 | 29-58124 |
Rush Township | 892 | 29-63542 |
Tremont Township | 649 | 29-73798 |
Washington Township | 78,865 | 29-77236 |
Wayne Township | 683 | 29-77974 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758465. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Buchanan County, MO. Retrieved October 5, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 5, 2012
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2018.
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 5, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 40 ′ N , 94 ° 49 ′ W