St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
🇺🇸 St. Joseph is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri. Small parts of St. Joseph extend into Andrew County. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas. St. Joseph is the eighth largest city in the state, and the third largest in Northwest Missouri. St. Joseph is located roughly thirty miles north of the Kansas City, Missouri city limits and approximately 125 miles south of Omaha, Nebraska. The city was named after the town's founder Joseph Robidoux and the biblical Saint Joseph. St. Joseph is home to Missouri Western State University. It is the birthplace of 20th century rapper and songwriter Eminem, who grew up in and has made his career in Detroit, Michigan. It was the starting point of the Pony Express serving the West.
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St. Joseph was ranked #589 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. St. Joseph has a population of over 73,417 people. St. Joseph also forms the centre of the wider Buchanan County which has a population of over 84,793 people. St. Joseph is situated 85 km north of Kansas City.