Joplin is a city located in Missouri. The city of Joplin, Missouri has a population of 45504 and ranked #12 by population in the state. Joplin has 21328 households and a total area of 31.42 square miles w/ a population density of 1448.2 people per square mile and approximately 2.1 people per household. Data according to 2000 census.
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Police Shoot and Injure Man in Joplin - JOPLIN - The investigation continues this morning into a shooting early Sunday involving police in Joplin, Missouri. - Mon, 17 Jun 2013Last Of Joplin Residents In FEMA Mobile Homes Move Out - The FEMA mobile homes brought to Joplin, Missouri shortly after the 2011 tornado are now empty. FEMA says at the peak of disaster response in Joplin there were 586 families living in the mobile homes. The - Tue, 11 Jun 2013
Wednesday marks two-year anniversary of deadly tornado in Joplin, Missouri - On May 22, 2011, a massive EF-5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. Reaching a width of 1.6 km and winds up to 320 km/hour, it tore the bark off trees, downed power lines and leveled a 32 km stretch of land. By the time it had passed, 162 people had been killed and 1,100 were injured. - Wed, 22 May 2013
A Tornado-Stricken City Is Teaching The World How To Build A Disaster-Proof Hospital - Moore, Oklahoma, was hit by a devastating tornado that destroyed many things, including the local hospital. Now the town is taking lessons from another tornado-ravaged town--Joplin, Missouri--as it rebuilds a better, safer medical center. When a devastating tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, last month, everyone made it out of the hospital alive: the employees, the patients, and more than 200 ... - Tue, 18 Jun 2013
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces a $20 Million Investment to Support Economic Disaster Recovery in Joplin, Missouri - WASHINGTON — Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award a $20 million grant to Joplin, Missouri, to assist with the city’s economic recovery following a significant tornado in 2011. The grant will help fund the redevelopment of Joplin’s 20 th Street corridor. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic ... - Thu, 23 May 2013
2 years later, Joplin still has much to do in aftermath of tornado - Two years ago this week, another EF5 twister hit the Midwest. The storm killed more than 160 people in Joplin, Missouri and decimated much of the inner part of the city. - Fri, 24 May 2013
Joplin, Mo. Advice For Oklahomans: 'Hold On To Hope' - As Moore, Oklahoma continues to recover after this week's deadly tornado, survivors of the 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado are marking the second anniversary of that disaster today. Host Michel Martin discusses Joplin's recovery, and what lessons it might hold for Oklahoma, with Joplin Mayor Melodee Colbert Kean and school superintendent C.J. Huff. - Wed, 22 May 2013
Lessons From Joplin’s Tornado Recovery Effort - As Moore, Oklahoma, prepares to rebuild, a photographer recalls a similar effort in Joplin, Missouri. - Wed, 22 May 2013
Missouri moves to lift ban on foreign farm owners - Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land. - Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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