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Buchanan County

Also known as Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: December 31, 1838
Named after: James Buchanan
Seat: St. Joseph
Largest city: St. Joseph
Total: 415 sq mi (1,070 km )
Land: 408 sq mi (1,060 km )
Water: 6.6 sq mi (17 km ) 1.6%
Estimate 2025: 83,540
Density: 200/sq mi (77/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: www .co .buchanan .mo .us

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Wikidata facts

Population: 84793
Area: 1074
Official website: www.co.buchanan.mo.us
Image: Buchanan County Courthouse St Joseph Missouri.jpg
Households: 33642

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water as percent of area: 1.6
native label: Buchanan County
Commons category: Buchanan County, Missouri
inception: 1839-12-31
per capita income: 26854

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Article

Buchanan County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 84,793. Its county seat is St. Joseph. When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts. It was renamed in 1839 for James Buchanan, then a U.S. Senator and later President of the United States. The county was formed from land annexed to Missouri, as were five other counties. Buchanan County is included in the Kansas City CSA.

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