Buchanan County, Missouri
29 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 83,568
- Median household income
- $62,158
- ±2,788
- Unemployed
- 4.2%
- 1,681 of 40,410 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.0%
- 28,768 of 33,439 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Buchanan | 83,853 (2021) | 411 Jules St, Saint Joseph | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of de Kalb | 232 (2021) | Po Box 104, De Kalb | — |
| City of Easton | 224 (2021) | Po Box 75, Easton | — |
| City of St Joseph | 71,602 (2021) | 1100 Frederick Ave, Saint Joseph | Website |
| Town of Rushville | 220 (2021) | Po Box 187, Rushville | — |
| Village of Agency | 658 (2021) | Po Box 34, Agency | — |
| Village of Lewis and Clark | 93 (2021) | 101 Lakeshore Dr, Rushville | — |
Special districts 22
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Levee District | Flood control | 2603 Andrew Ct, Saint Joseph | — |
| South St Joseph Drainage and Levee District | Flood control | Po Box 4412, Saint Joseph | — |
| St Joseph Airport Levee District | Flood control | 2935 Oak St, Saint Joseph | — |
| Tri-County Ambulance District | Health | 1703 Plattsburg W Hwy 116, Plattsburg | — |
| Agri-Business Expo Center Tdd | Highways | 224 N Seventh Street, Saint Joseph | — |
| St Joseph Gateway Transportation Development District | Highways | 1100 Frederick Ave, Saint Joseph | — |
| Tuscany Village Trans Dev District | Highways | 3300 Dale Ave, Saint Joseph | — |
| St Joseph City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1153, Saint Joseph | — |
| Rolling Hills Consolidated Library District | Libraries | 1912 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph | Website |
| St Joseph Public Library | Libraries | 927 Felix St, Saint Joseph | Website |
| Colony Hills Fire District Communication Center | Local fire protection | 48 Mackenzie Drive, Saint Joseph | — |
| Dekalb Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 96, De Kalb | Website |
| Easton Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 175, Easton | — |
| Lake Contrary Fire District | Local fire protection | 3609 Sw Christie Land Rd, Saint Joseph | — |
| Maxwell Heights Fire District | Local fire protection | 4709 Amazonia Rd, Saint Joseph | — |
| San Antonio Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 700 S Riverside Rd, Saint Joseph | — |
| South Central Buchanan Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 32, Agency | — |
| Southwest Buchanan County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 136 Cedar St, Rushville | — |
| Lake Contrary Sewer District | Sewerage | 3008 Sw Lakefront Ln W, Saint Joseph | — |
| South St Joseph Industrial Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 4401, Saint Joseph | — |
| Buchanan County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3915 Oakland Ave, Saint Joseph | Website |
| Buchanan County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 0, Rushville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BUCHANAN CO. R-IV
School district2 schools
702 MAIN ST, Dekalb, MO, 64440
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V
School district2 schools
3221 Route H SE, Faucett, MO, 64448
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ST. JOSEPH
School district25 schools
1415 North 26th Street, St Joseph, MO, 64506
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Downtown Farmers' Market
8004 Saxton-Easton Road St. Joseph, MO, 64507
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.