Buchanan County is located in the

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. As of the

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, the population was 84,793. Its

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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

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. The county was formed from land annexed to Missouri, as were five other counties. Buchanan County is included in the Kansas City

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Andrew County (north) * DeKalb County (northeast) * Clinton County (east) * Platte County (south) *

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(southwest) *

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(northwest)

Major highways

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* U.S. Route 36 * U.S. Route 59 *

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* U.S. Route 169 * Route 6 * Route 31 * Route 116 * Route 371

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 85,998 people, 33,557 households, and 21,912 families residing in the county. The

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was 210 people per square mile (81/km²). There were 36,574 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile (34/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.73%

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, 4.36%

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, 0.42% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.65% from

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, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 2.43% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 33,557 households, out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.30% were married couples living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,704, and the median income for a family was $42,408. Males had a median income of $31,697 versus $21,827 for females. The

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for the county was $17,882. About 8.50% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the

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, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Buchanan County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the

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, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Buchanan County who adhere to a religion are

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(24.96%), Roman Catholics (20.35%), and

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groups (15.95%).

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

Buchanan County R-IV School District
– De Kalb **Rushville Elementary School (PK-06) **De Kalb Junior/Senior High School (07-12)
East Buchanan County C-I School District
-

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**East Buchanan County C-I Middle School (06-08) - Easton
Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District
– Faucett **Mid-Buchanan County Elementary School (PK-06) **Mid-Buchanan County High School (07-12)
St. Joseph School District
– St. Joseph **Carden Park Elementary School (K-06) **Coleman Elementary School (K-06) **Edison Elementary School (PK-06) **Ellison Elementary School (K-06) **Field Elementary School (K-06) **Hosea Elementary School (PK-06) **Hyde Elementary School (K-06) **Lindbergh Elementary School (PK-06) **Mark Twain Elementary School (K-06) **Oak Grove Elementary School (K-06) **Parkway Elementary School (PK-06) **Pershing Elementary School (K-06) **Pickett Elementary School (PK-06) **Skaith Elementary School (PK-06) **Bode Middle School (07-08) **Robidoux Middle School (07-08) **Spring Garden Middle (07-08) **Truman Middle School (07-08) ** Benton High School (09-12) ** Central High School (09-12) ** Lafayette High School (09-12)

Private schools

Baptist Temple Schools
– St. Joseph (K-12) –

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Cathedral School & Early Childhood Center
– St. Joseph (NS/PK-08) –

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*Prescott Seventh-day Adventist School – St. Joseph (02-08) –

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St. Francis Xavier School
– St. Joseph (K-09) –

St. James School
– St. Joseph (K-09) –

St. Joseph Christian School
– St. Joseph (PK-12) –

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St. Paul Lutheran School
– St. Joseph (K-09) –

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St. Joseph KinderCare
– St. Joseph (NS-PK)
South Park Christian Academy
– St. Joseph (K-12) –

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Bishop LeBlond High School
– St. Joseph (9-12) –

Public libraries

*Rolling Hills Consolidated Library—Belt Branch *Saint Joseph Public Library

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Buchanan County. Republicans hold all but three of the elected positions in the county.

State

Buchanan County is split between three legislative districts in the

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, all of which are held by Republicans. *District 9 �
Dean Van Schoiack
(R- Savannah). Consists of the eastern portion of the county. *District 10 �
Bill Falkner
(R- St. Joseph). The district is entirely based in the city of St. Joseph. *District 11 �
Brenda Shields
(R- St. Joseph). Consists of the southern part of the county. All of Buchanan County is a part of Missouri's 34th District in the

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and is currently represented b
Tony Luetkemeyer
(R- Parkville).

Federal

All of Buchanan County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by

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(R- Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in

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over Democratic challenger Gena Ross. Buchanan County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by

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(R- Columbia) and

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(R- Strafford). Blunt was elected to a second term in

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over then-Missouri Secretary of State

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Political culture

At the presidential level, Buchanan County is a swing county that has become increasingly Republican in recent years. Buchanan County strongly favored

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in both

and

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was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Buchanan County in

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with a plurality of the vote, but a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Michael Dukakis in

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Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former

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Joe Biden (D-

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) both won statewide and carried Buchanan County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat

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in the general election. Incumbent

(R-

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) faced a primary challenge from former

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, but won both Buchanan County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

2016

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman

(R- New York) narrowly won the state overall and carried a plurality in Buchanan County. He went on to win the presidency. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State

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(D- New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-

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) carried Buchanan County.

2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Buchanan County supported former U.S. Senator

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(R-

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), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former

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Mitt Romney (R-

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). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Romney. Incumbent

easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-

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) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former

Mitt Romney (R-

) narrowly carried Buchanan County. Then- Senator

(D- New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Buchanan County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri,

(D-

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), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

Communities

Cities

* Dearborn (partly in Platte County) * De Kalb * Easton *

(partly in Clinton County) * St. Joseph (county seat)

Villages

* Agency * Lewis and Clark Village * Rushville

Unincorporated communities

* Faucett * Frazier * Garrettsburg * Halleck * Halls * Lake Station *

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* Saxton *

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* Wallace * Willow Brook * Winthrop

Townships

Buchanan County is divided into 12

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: * Agency * Bloomington *

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* Crawford *

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* Platte * Rush * Tremont * Washington * Wayne

Notable people

* Charles S. L. Baker, African American businessman and inventor * Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1999–2007) * Dwayne Blakley, professional football player * Ryan Bradley, figure skater * Norbert Brodine, cinematographer * Byron Browne, professional baseball player *

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, bishop, attended Christian Brothers School * Rob Calloway, boxer * Harold F. Cherniss, historian of ancient Greece and Plato scholar at Princeton *

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, iconic television journalist *

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, founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network *

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, composer of "The Little Drummer Boy" * Eminem, rapper and recording artist *

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, popular poet in his day, worked for the '' St. Joseph Gazette'' and wrote a famous poem about Lover's Lane in St. Joseph * Ralph D. Foster, broadcasting pioneer *

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, actress, known for '' On the Town'' and '' Laverne & Shirley'' * Elijah Gates, State Treasurer of Missouri (1877-1881) * Anthony Glise, guitarist *

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, wrestler *

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, wrestler *

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, artist, drew the

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cartoons and worked with

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, jazz saxophonist *

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, sex educator * Edie Huggins, television journalist * Bela M. Hughes, pioneer, prominent St. Joseph lawyer in 1850s and 1860s * William Hyde (journalist), journalist *

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men's basketball coach * Jesse James, iconic outlaw, murdered in St. Joseph * Kagney Linn Karter, porn actress * Brian McDonald, writer * Jeff Morris, actor, known for '' The Blues Brothers'' *

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, actor *

Isaac Parker Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 – November 17, 1896), also known as “Hanging Judge” Parker, was an American politician and jurist. He served as a United States representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United Stat ...

, federal judge, U.S. Representative from

(1871-1875) *

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, professional football player * Forrest E. Peden, decorated World War II soldier * Tom Pendergast, political boss * Seraphine Eppstein Pisko, executive secretary of the Denver Jewish Hospital *

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, mayor of St. Joseph * LeRoy Prinz, choreographer and film director *

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, trombonist *

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, Hollywood producer * Nellie Tayloe Ross, first woman elected governor of a U.S. state;

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(1925–1927) * Martin Rucker, professional football player * Mike Rucker, professional football player *

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, hotel mogul, founder of Caesars Palace * Bill Snyder, Kansas State football coach * Eddie Timanus,

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champion, won five times in 1999 despite being blind * Steve Walsh, musician of band

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, actress, known for '' Citizen Kane'' and '' All My Children'' * Jim Webb, U.S. Senator from

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(2007-2013) * Silas Woodson, 21st

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(1873-1875) *

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, industrialist *

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References

External links

Buchanan County government's websiteSt. Joseph Missouri Yearbook Indexes

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