Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Area

The Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, and Osage – in central Missouri anchored by the city of Jefferson City. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 140,052 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 145,686). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-28]

Counties

*Cole
*Callaway
*Moniteau
*Osage

Communities

Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants

*Jefferson City (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

*Belle
*California
*Fulton
*Holts Summit
*Linn
*St. Martins
*Tipton

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

*Argyle
*Auxvasse
*Centertown
*Chamois
*Clarksburg
*Freeburg
*Jamestown
*Kingdom City
*Lake Mykee Town
*Lohman
*Lupus
*Meta
*Mokane
*New Bloomfield
*Russellville
*St. Thomas
*Taos
*Wardsville
*Westphalia

Unincorporated places

*Bonnots Mill
*Cedar City
*Elston
*Eugene
*Folk
*Fortuna
*Frankenstein
*Henley
*High Point
*Koeltztown
*Latham
*Loose Creek
*McGirk
*Portland
*Rich Fountain
*Tebbetts
*Williamsburg

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 140,052 people, 51,637 households, and 35,569 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.12% White, 7.12% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,692, and the median income for a family was $46,720. Males had a median income of $29,922 versus $22,678 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,900.

ee also

*Missouri census statistical areas
*List of cities in Missouri
*List of villages in Missouri

References