Profile for Saint Joseph, Missouri, MO

Saint Joseph is on the Missouri River, at the Kansas border

Supply center for forty-niners heading west

Jesse James, living under the name of Thomas Howard, was shot and killed here in 1882

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 167. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.3 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1973 movie, "Paper Moon"

Well-known residents have included:
· Walter Cronkite, TV newscaster
· Shere Hite, author

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Trails West - Aug. 17-19, 2007
• Apple Blossom Festival - May 5, 2007
• Pumpkinfest - Oct. 12-14, 2007
• Southside Fall Festival & Rodeo - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival - June 16-17, 2007

Sports teams: Blacksnakes (American Association of Independent Professional Baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Jesse James Home, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Pony Express Museum, National Military Heritage Museum, St. Joseph Museum, Glore Psychiatric Museum

Colleges and universities: Missouri Western State College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 67

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (28)

Colleges (1)

Communities (5)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (6)

Museums (3)

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23% of Saint Joseph residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Saint Joseph ancestry & family history guide.

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• Buchanan County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Saint Joseph was $17,445, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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17% of Saint Joseph residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Saint Joseph festival dates:

• Trails West - Aug. 17-19, 2007
• Apple Blossom Festival - May 5, 2007
• Pumpkinfest - Oct. 12-14, 2007
• Southside Fall Festival & Rodeo - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival - June 16-17, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Saint Joseph festival web sites:

• Southside Fall Festival & Rodeo

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Historic districts in Saint Joseph include Cathedral Hill Historic District, Central--North Commercial Historic District, Hall Street Historic District, Market Square Historic District, Missouri Valley Trust Company Historic District, Museum Hill Historic District, Robidoux Hill Historic District, South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District, Wholesale Row ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Saint Joseph, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $348.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $673.

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Libraries in Saint Joseph include Carnegie Branch, Central Library (Downtown Branch), Eastside Branch Library, Washington Park Branch ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Saint Joseph include Saint Joseph News-Press

TV stations in Saint Joseph include KQTV, KTAJ.

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Buchanan County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Saint Joseph political report.

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The average commute time for Saint Joseph workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 12 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Saint Joseph between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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