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Buchanan County
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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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 168726
- FIPS state
- 29
- FIPS county
- 021
- FIPS place
- 99021
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF BUCHANAN
- Mailing address
- 411 JULES ST, SAINT JOSEPH 64501