Joplin



Joplin is a city in southwestern Conuctia, in Taatiklatar; it is located on the north side of the Connuctiapolis River. It has a population of 89,054 as of the C.Y. 250 census, making it the 36th largest city in the country, and the 3rd largest in the province, following Connuctiapolis and Reburg. The city was named after ragtime composer Scott Joplin.

Income
31.8% of Joplin's residents were low-income (per capita income of <$10,000 / year) according to the C.Y. 250 census.

Gender, Sexuality
The city was 49.1% male, 49.0% female and 1.9% other (non-binary, questioning, etc.) according to the C.Y. 250 census. 20% of the city's population were non-heterosexual, and 4.0% were transgender.

Racial demographics
The city was 73.0% White, 16.9% Black, 6.7% Latin American, 1.7% East Asian, 0.9% Arab, 0.4% South Asian, 0.3% Indigenous American, and <0.1% Indigenous Oceanian according to the C.Y. 250 census. 24.9% of the city's population said they had mixed racial ancestry.

Language
97% of the city's population were proficient in English, 34% were proficient in Taatiklarian, and 11% were proficient in Spanish according to the C.Y. 250 census. French is a major minority language in the area; according to the same census, 27% of the city's population were proficient in the language.

History
Joplin was founded in C.Y. 28, as a mining town and railroad stop between the cities of Connuctiapolis and Lyon.