Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the biggest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and size. Most of the city is in Jackson County, but other parts are in Clay, Platte, and Cass counties. The Kansas River and Missouri River meet one another in Kansas City. The city has about 508,090 people, and the entire metropolitan area has about 2,000,000 people, some of whom live in the state of Kansas. Its mayor is Quinton Lucas. Some sports teams there are the Royals (baseball), the Chiefs (American football), and the Wizards (soccer). Kansas City is well known for some of its barbecue restaurants, and is also an important place for business.
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| Coordinates: 39°05′59″N 94°34′42″W / 39.09972°N 94.57833°WCoordinates: 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 | June 2, 1850 (as the Town of Kansas); March 28, 1853 (as the City of Kansas) |
| Named for | Kansas River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Quinton Lucas (D) |
| • Body | Kansas City, Missouri City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 318.98 sq mi (826.14 km2) |
| • Land | 314.88 sq mi (815.55 km2) |
| • Water | 4.09 sq mi (10.60 km2) |
| • Urban | 584.4 sq mi (1,513.59 km2) |
| • Metro | 7,952 sq mi (20,596 km2) |
| Elevation | 910 ft (277 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 508,090 |
| • Rank | US: 36th MO: 1st |
| • Density | 1,573.04/sq mi (607.36/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,674,218 (US: 34th) |
| • Metro | 2,192,035 (US: 31st) |
| • CSA | 2,528,644 (US: 29th) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 64101-64102, 64105-64106, 64108-64114, 64116-64121, 64123 64129 64134, 64136 64139, 64141, 64144 64149, 64151 64158, 64161, 64163 64168, 64170 64172, 64179 64180, 64183 64184, 64187 64188, 64190 64193, 64195 64199, 64999[3] |
| FIPS code | 29000-38000[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 748198[5] |
| Interstates |         |
| Airports | Kansas City International Airport, Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Website | kcmo |
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Kansas City, Missouri Media
The Kansas City Pioneer Square monument in Westport features Pony Express founder Alexander Majors, Westport and Kansas City founder John Calvin McCoy, and mountain man Jim Bridger who owned Chouteau's Store.
In 1843, Kansas City was depicted in a history of Oregon.
The junction of Main and Delaware Streets in 1898
Downtown Kansas City looking over Union Station from the Liberty Memorial
The Kansas City metropolitan area was photographed by the Sentinel-2 satellite in July 2022.
Community Christian Church was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is next to the Country Club Plaza.
The Town of Kansas Bridge connects pedestrian traffic from the Riverfront Heritage Trail (starting at Berkley Riverfront Park) to River Market.
The city's tallest buildings and characteristic skyline are roughly contained inside the downtown freeway loop, shaded in red. Downtown Kansas City itself is established by city ordinance to stretch from the Missouri River south to 31st Street (beyond the bottom of this map), and from State Line Rd. to Troost Ave.
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References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Kansas City city, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kansas City, Missouri
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