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| Nicknames: "KC", "KCMO", the "City of Fountains", "Paris of the Plains", and the "Heart of America" | |
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| Coordinates: 39°05′59″N 94°34′42″W / 39.09972°N 94.57833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass |
| Incorporated (Town) | June 1, 1850 |
| Incorporated (City) | March 28, 1853 |
| Named for | Kansas River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Body | Kansas City, Missouri City Council |
| • Mayor | Quinton Lucas (D) |
| • City Manager | Brian Platt |
| • City Clerk | Marilyn Sanders |
| Area | |
| • City | 318.80 sq mi (825.69 km2) |
| • Land | 314.73 sq mi (815.14 km2) |
| • Water | 4.07 sq mi (10.55 km2) 1.28% |
| • Urban | 714.10 sq mi (1,849.5 km2) |
| • Metro | 7,952.16 sq mi (20,596 km2) |
| Elevation | 910 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 508,090 |
| • Rank | 37th in the United States 1st in Missouri |
| • Density | 1,614.38/sq mi (623.31/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,674,218 (US: 34th) |
| • Urban density | 2,344.5/sq mi (905.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,392,035 (US: 31st) |
| Demonym | Kansas Citian |
| GDP | |
| • Kansas City (MSA) | $169.5 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes[4] | 64XXX |
| Area codes | 816, 975 |
| FIPS code | 29000–38000[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 748198[6] |
| Website | kcmo |
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Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Platte, and Cass counties. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035.[7][8][9][2] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090,[10] making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States, as well as the sixth-most populous city in the Midwest.[11] Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.
Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about 319.03 square miles (826.3 km2), making it the 25th largest city by total area in the United States. It serves as one of the two county seats of Jackson County, along with the major satellite city of Independence. Other major suburbs include the Missouri cities of Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, Raytown, and Liberty; on the Kansas side of the metro area, major suburbs include the cities of Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, and Kansas City, Kansas.
The city is composed of several neighborhoods, including the River Market District in the north, the 18th and Vine District in the east, and the Country Club Plaza in the south. Celebrated cultural traditions include Kansas City jazz; theater, as a center of the Vaudevillian Orpheum circuit in the 1920s; the many fountains throughout the city that it was nicknamed the "City of Fountains";[12] the Chiefs and Royals sports franchises; and cuisine such as Kansas City–style barbecue and strip steak.
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- ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Kansas City, MO–KS (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- ^ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kansas City, Missouri
- ^ Jones, Jonathan. "Cities With the Most Single-Family Homes".
- ^ Teece, Jim (June 1, 2020). "Kansas City's Fateful Suburban Experiment". Southern Oregon Business Journal.
- ^ "Central Cities OF METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, June 1999".
- ^ "QuickFacts: Kansas City city, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Largest Cities in the Midwest". Worldatlas.com. January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Today I Learned: How KC Earned its "City of Fountains" Nickname". Visit KC. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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