Buchanan County (Mo.)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
מחוז ביוקנן (מיזורי)
Name (Latin)
Buchanan County (Mo.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Buchanan Co., Mo
Coordinates
-94.81 -94.81 39.67 39.67 (gooearth )
W0944601 W0944601 N0393900 N0393900 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 157105384
Wikidata: Q484629
Library of congress: n 80090290
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 39°39ʹ00ʺN 094°46ʹ01ʺW)
Wikipedia description:

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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