St. Joseph
city and seat of Buchanan County, State of Missouri, United States
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Summary
St. Joseph is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,403 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Buchanan County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Missouri River[5]
- Head of government: John Josendale[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Named after: Joseph[8]
- Postal code: 64501[9], 64502[10], 64503[11], 64504[12], 64505[13], 64506[14], 64507[15], 64508[16]
- Commons category: St. Joseph, Missouri[17]
- Local dialing code: 816[18]
- Inception: 1843[19]
- Coordinate location: 39.76861111111111, -94.84663888888889[20]
- Official website: http://stjoemo.info/[21], https://www.stjosephmo.gov/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:St. Joseph, Missouri[23]
- Population: 76,780[24], 72,473[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[30]
- Capital of: Buchanan County[31]
- Official name: St. Joseph[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in St. Joseph, Missouri[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q55909137[34]
- Number of households: 29,008[35]
- Native label: Saint Joseph[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from St. Joseph, Missouri[37]
- Different from: Joseph[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 271[39]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 115.999354[40], 115.963206[41], 116.091613[42], 114.053814[43], and 2.037799[44].
Why It Matters
St. Joseph has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]