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Kansas City is the third largest city
City

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 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Kansas
Kansas

The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
 and is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County is located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The U.S. county's population was estimated to be 153,956 in the year 2007, making it the fourth-largest in the state....
. It is a satellite city
Satellite town

A satellite town or satellite city is a concept of urban planning referring to a small or medium-sized city that is near a large metropolis, but predates that metropolis' suburban expansion and is at least partially independent from that metropolis economically....
 of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson County, Missouri, Clay County, Missouri, Cass County, Missouri, and Platte County, Missouri counties....
 and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen county metropolitan area straddling the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri....
. The city is part of the "Unified Government
Consolidated city-county

In United States local government, a consolidated city?county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state....
" which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs
Bonner Springs, Kansas

Bonner Springs is a river city in Johnson County, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Kansas counties in the U.S. state of Kansas....
 and Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Kansas

Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, Kansas, United States and is part of the Consolidated city-county which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Edwardsville....
. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,867. The city is situated at Kaw Point
Kaw Point

Kaw Point is the name given to the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas....
, which is the junction of the Missouri
Missouri River

The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and the longest river in the United States of America. The Missouri begins at the confluence of the Madison River, Jefferson River, and Gallatin River rivers in Montana, and flows through Missouri River Valley south and east into the Mississippi north of St....
 and Kansas
Kansas River

The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage....
 rivers.

as City, Kansas, is often abbreviated as "KCK", It is also nicknamed the Heart of America because it is within 250 miles (400 km) of both the geographic
Geographic centers of the United States

This is a list of geographic centers of each U.S. state. Note that the geographical center of the entire U.S. is west of Castle Rock, South Dakota in Butte County, South Dakota, while that of the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States is near Lebanon, Kansas in Smith County, Kansas ....
 and population
Mean center of U.S. population

The mean center of U.S. population is determined by the United States Census Bureau after tabulating the results of each census. The Bureau defines it to be:...
 centers of the United States.






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Kansas City is the third largest city
City

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 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Kansas
Kansas

The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
 and is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County is located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The U.S. county's population was estimated to be 153,956 in the year 2007, making it the fourth-largest in the state....
. It is a satellite city
Satellite town

A satellite town or satellite city is a concept of urban planning referring to a small or medium-sized city that is near a large metropolis, but predates that metropolis' suburban expansion and is at least partially independent from that metropolis economically....
 of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson County, Missouri, Clay County, Missouri, Cass County, Missouri, and Platte County, Missouri counties....
 and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen county metropolitan area straddling the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri....
. The city is part of the "Unified Government
Consolidated city-county

In United States local government, a consolidated city?county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state....
" which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs
Bonner Springs, Kansas

Bonner Springs is a river city in Johnson County, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Kansas counties in the U.S. state of Kansas....
 and Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Kansas

Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, Kansas, United States and is part of the Consolidated city-county which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Edwardsville....
. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,867. The city is situated at Kaw Point
Kaw Point

Kaw Point is the name given to the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas....
, which is the junction of the Missouri
Missouri River

The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and the longest river in the United States of America. The Missouri begins at the confluence of the Madison River, Jefferson River, and Gallatin River rivers in Montana, and flows through Missouri River Valley south and east into the Mississippi north of St....
 and Kansas
Kansas River

The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage....
 rivers.

Abbreviations and nicknames

Kansas City, Kansas, is often abbreviated as "KCK", It is also nicknamed the Heart of America because it is within 250 miles (400 km) of both the geographic
Geographic centers of the United States

This is a list of geographic centers of each U.S. state. Note that the geographical center of the entire U.S. is west of Castle Rock, South Dakota in Butte County, South Dakota, while that of the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States is near Lebanon, Kansas in Smith County, Kansas ....
 and population
Mean center of U.S. population

The mean center of U.S. population is determined by the United States Census Bureau after tabulating the results of each census. The Bureau defines it to be:...
 centers of the United States. Another nickname is "The Dot" or "The Dotte" which derives from the name of Wyandotte County.

History

Kansas City, Kansas dates back to the middle of the 1800s. Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) formed in 1868 and incorporated in October 1872. It was one of the nation's 100 largest cities for many US Census counts, from 1890-1960, including 1920, when it had over 100,000 residents for the first time. . In 1997, voters approved a Unified Government for the county and city.

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen county metropolitan area straddling the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri....
, straddling the border between Missouri and Kansas at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, was a good place to build several settlements. When the area was opened to Euro-American settlement, the area became the first battlefield in the conflict over slavery and southern secession that led to the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. The first city election was held October 22, 1872, by order of Judge Hiram Stevens of the Tenth Judicial District, and resulted in the election of Mayor James Boyle. The mayors of the city after its organization have been James Boyle, C. A. Eidemiller, A. S. Orbison, Eli Teed and Samuel McConnell. John Sheehan
John Sheehan

John Sheehan was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He was the Minister of Maori Affairs from 1877 to 1879. He represented several North Island electorates: Rodney from 1872 to 1879, then Thames from 1879 to 1884, when he was defeated ....
 was appointed Marshal in 1875, by Mayor Eli Teed. He was also Chief of Police, having a force of five men. In June, 1880, the Governor of Kansas
Governor of Kansas

The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the U.S. state of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution....
 proclaimed the city of Kansas City a city of the second class with the Mayor Samuel McConnell present. James E. Porter
James E. Porter

James E. Porter was Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, from 1910-1913.External links ...
 was Mayor in 1910. Country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 legend Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline was an United States country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s....
 performed her last concert in Kansas City on March 3, 1963, two days before her death.

Government

Mayor/CEO
- Joe Reardon

Board of Commissioners
- At-Large District 1-Mayor Pro Tem, Rev Mark Holland
- At-Large District 2, Donald L DeSeure
- District 1, Nathaniel Barnes
- District 2, William J (Bill) Miller
- District 3, Ann Brandau-Murguia
- District 4, Mark Mitchell
- District 5, Mike Kane
- District 6, Particia Huggins Pettey
- District 7, Thomas R. Cooley
- District 8, Benoyd M. Ellison


County Administrator's Office
- Dennis Hays

Ethics Commission
- Rhonda Smiley, Ethics Chair
- Mary Ann Slattery
- J. Anthony Snorgrass
- John Zawacki
- Gilbert Castro
- Ruth Benien, Ethics Administrator


Other Elected Officials
- District Attorney, Jerome A Gorman
- Wyandotte County Sheriff, Leroy Green
- Wyandotte County Register of Deed, Barbara Rodina Golubski


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 127.8 sq mi ( 331.0 km²). 124.3 sq mi (321.8 km²) of it is land and 3.5 sq mi (9.2 km²) of it is water.

Cityscape

Kansas City, Kansas, is organized into a system of neighborhoods, some with histories as independent cities or the sites of major events.
Local places
Neighborhoods of Kansas City, Kansas

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Parks and parkways
  • City Park
  • Wyandotte County Park
  • Wyandotte County Lake Park


Climate

Kansas City is situated in "Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley is a colloquial term most often used in reference to the area of the United States in which tornadoes are most frequent. Although an official location is not defined, the areas in between the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains are the areas usually associated with it....
," a broad region where cold air from the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometre from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 collides with warm air from the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
, leading to the formation of powerful storms. The most recent tornado to strike Kansas City itself was in May of 2003. The region is also prone to ice storm
Winter storm

A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form ....
s, such as the 2002 ice storm
2002 Central Plains ice storm

The 2002 Central Plains ice storm was a major winter storm that affected the American Midwest, causing significant damage especially in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area....
 during which hundreds of thousands lost power for days and (in some cases) weeks. The MoKan area was subject to flooding, including the Great Flood of 1993
Great Flood of 1993

The Great Flood of 1993 was among the most costly and devastating ever to occur in the United States, with $15 billion in damages. The hydro graphic basin affected covered around 745 miles in length and 435 miles in width, totaling about 320,000 square miles ....
 and the Great Flood of 1951
Great Flood of 1951

In mid-July 1951, heavy rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River and other surrounding areas. Flooding resulted in the Kansas River, Neosho River, Marais Des Cygnes River, and Verdigris river basins....
.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 146,866 people, 55,500 households, and 36,241 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,181.9 people per square mile (456.3/km²). There were 61,446 housing units at an average density of 494.5/sq mi (190.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.7% White, 30.12% African American, 0.75% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.61% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 2.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.78% of the population.

There were 55,500 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,011, and the median income for a family was $39,491. Males had a median income of $30,992 versus $24,543 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $15,737. About 13.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Economy


GM Fairfax plant


KCK is the home to the GM Fairfax plant, which manufactures the Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Malibu

The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car produced in the United States by General Motors. It is marketed in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Middle East....
 and Saturn Aura
Saturn Aura

The Saturn Aura is a mid-size car produced under the Saturn Corporation brand of United States automaker General Motors. It debuted as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in January 2005....
.

Village West development

Village West
Village West

Village West is a $573 million, retail, dining and entertainment development that opened in 2002 in Kansas City, Kansas. It is located at the intersection of Interstates Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 ....
, located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435 (11 miles from Downtown KCK), is a development that has significantly fueled growth in KCK and Wyandotte County. Anchored by the Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, adjacent to the Village West area. The speedway is a tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns....
, its attractions and retailers include The Legends At Village West
The Legends at Village West

The Legends at Village West is a shopping mall#Super-regional malls and Lifestyle center located in the Village West development in Kansas City, Kansas....
, Phoenix Theatres at The Legends 14, Cabela's
Cabela's

Cabela's is a Sidney, Nebraska-based direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise....
, Nebraska Furniture Mart
Nebraska Furniture Mart

Nebraska Furniture Mart is the largest home furnishing store in North America selling Furniture, Flooring, Appliances and Electronics. NFM was founded in 1937 by Mrs....
, Great Wolf Lodge, and CommunityAmerica Ballpark
CommunityAmerica Ballpark

CommunityAmerica Ballpark is a minor league baseball stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, home of the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Northern League , and the temporary home of the Kansas City Wizards ....
, home to the Kansas City T-Bones
Kansas City T-Bones

The Kansas City T-Bones are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Kansas, in the United States. The T-Bones are a member of the Northern League , which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball....
 of the Northern League
Northern League (baseball)

The Northern League, based in Chicago, is an Independent league baseball baseball league which operates in the Northern United States and the Canada province of Manitoba, unaffiliated with either Major League Baseball or the Minor League Baseball....
.

Schlitterbahn Vacation Village, a resort and waterpark, is scheduled to open across I-435 from Village West in 2009. There were plans to open a Hard Rock
Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of bar-restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. The first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London....
 destination resort casino nearby, but this project has been canceled.

Law and government

Kansas City, Kansas has a consolidated city-county
Consolidated city-county

In United States local government, a consolidated city?county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state....
 government in which the city and county have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was founded in 1898. In 1914, it had one of the first motorcycle units in the nation. By 1918, it was taking photographs and fingerprints of all the felons it arrested.

Crime


Of the statistics available in 2000 based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which represent from arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI, there were a total of 696 incidents.

Kansas City Kansas rates 41st in the United States in the category of violent crime, according to a study released November 24, 2008.

Neighboring areas


Cities

Other cities in WyCo include:
  • Bonner Springs
    Bonner Springs, Kansas

    Bonner Springs is a river city in Johnson County, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Kansas counties in the U.S. state of Kansas....
  • Edwardsville
    Edwardsville, Kansas

    Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, Kansas, United States and is part of the Consolidated city-county which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Edwardsville....


Counties

Kansas City, Kansas, neighboring counties includes the following Kansas Counties:
  • Johnson County
    Johnson County, Kansas

    Johnson County is a U.S. county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was 451,086 at the United States Census, 2000, and it was estimated to be in the year , making it the largest in the state....
    , Kansas
  • Leavenworth County
    Leavenworth County, Kansas

    Leavenworth County is a U.S. county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was estimated to be 73,628 in the year 2006, making it the sixth largest in the state....
    , Kansas


Kansas City, Kansas, neighboring counties includes the following Missouri Counties:
  • Clay County
    Clay County, Missouri

    Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 184,006. Its county seat is Liberty, Missouri. The county was organized in 1822 and was named in honor of United States House of Representatives Henry Clay from Kentucky, later member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of Sta...
    , Missouri
  • Jackson County
    Jackson County, Missouri

    Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 654,880. The 2005 Census estimates put the population of Jackson County at 662,959....
    , Missouri
  • Platte County
    Platte County, Missouri

    Platte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1828 and was named for the Platte Purchase, Platte being French for a low, shallow, or intermittent stream....
    , Missouri


Transportation


Kansas City owes its existence to its location as a crossroads. It was at the confluence of the Missouri River and Kansas River and the launching pointing for travelers on the Santa Fe
Santa Fe Trail

The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th century transportation route through southwestern North America that connected Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico....
, Oregon
Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail was one of the main overland migration routes on the North American continent, leading from locations on the Missouri River to the Oregon Territory....
, and California
California Trail

See also: Oregon TrailThe California Trail was a major overland emigrant trail that lead to the 1800's version of Hollywood. It was about across the western half of the North American continent from various Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California....
 trails. Missouri and Kansas were the first states to start building interstates with Interstate 70. An ever increasing number of interstate loops has encouraged suburban sprawl.

Major highways

  • I 35
    Interstate 35: To Des Moines
    Des Moines, Iowa

    Des Moines , is the Capital and the most populous city in the United States U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County, Iowa....
    , Iowa
    Iowa

    The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....
    , to the North and Wichita
    Wichita, Kansas

    Wichita , is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The 2006 estimated population of 361,420 makes it the 51st largest city in the U.S....
    , Kansas, to the South.
  • I 70
    Interstate 70: To St. Louis
    St. Louis, Missouri

    St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....
    , Missouri, to the East and Topeka
    Topeka, Kansas

    Topeka is the Capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat and most populous city of Shawnee County, Kansas. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States....
    , Kansas
    Kansas

    The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
    /Denver
    Denver, Colorado

    Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
    , Colorado
    Colorado

    The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
    , to the West.
  • I 435
    Interstate 435: A Bi-State Loop through the Missouri and Kansas suburbs.
  • I 635
    Interstate 635
    Interstate 635 (Kansas-Missouri)

    Interstate 635 is a Connector highway between Interstate 35 in Overland Park, Kansas and Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 12 miles long....
    : Connects the Kansas suburbs with Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City International Airport
    Kansas City International Airport

    Kansas City International Airport , originally named Mid-Continent International Airport, is a public airport located 15 miles northwest of the central business district of Kansas City, Missouri, in Platte County, Missouri, Missouri, United States....
    .
  • I 670
    Interstate 670
    Interstate 670 (Kansas-Missouri)

    Interstate 670 is a 2.81 mile connector highway between Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Kansas and I-70 in Kansas City, Missouri. The freeway provides a more direct route through downtown Kansas City than the older mainline I-70, and avoids the sharp turn of the latter at the west end of the Intercity Viaduct....
    : A southern bypass of I-70 and Southern portion of the downtown loop. Signed as East I-70 when exiting from I-35 while traveling north.
  • Us 24
    Us 40
    US-24-40: Combination of the US-24 and US-40 highways that pass through Kansas City.
  • K 5
    K-5
    K-5 (Kansas highway)

    K-5 is a long state highway in northeastern Kansas. Remaining completely in the Kansas City metropolitan area, it connects Leavenworth to Kansas City ....
    : A minor freeway bypassing the north of Kansas City, Kansas, connecting the GM Fairfax plant with I-635. K-5 continues as Leavenworth Road west to I-435 then on to Leavenworth
    Leavenworth, Kansas

    Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Metropolitan Area....
    , Kansas.
  • K 7
    K-7
    K-7 (Kansas highway)

    K-7 is a state highway in the United States state of Kansas. It is mostly a small country highway winding its way through the Osage Questas and Glaciated Regions of eastern Kansas, although a portion of the highway passes through the Kansas City metropolitan area....
    : A freeway linking Leavenworth County
    Leavenworth County, Kansas

    Leavenworth County is a U.S. county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was estimated to be 73,628 in the year 2006, making it the sixth largest in the state....
    , Kansas, Wyandotte County
    Wyandotte County, Kansas

    Wyandotte County is located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The U.S. county's population was estimated to be 153,956 in the year 2007, making it the fourth-largest in the state....
    , Kansas, and Johnson County
    Johnson County, Kansas

    Johnson County is a U.S. county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was 451,086 at the United States Census, 2000, and it was estimated to be in the year , making it the largest in the state....
    , Kansas.
  • K 32
    K-32
    K-32 (Kansas highway)

    K-32 is an approximately state highway that runs from Lawrence, Kansas to Kansas City, Kansas in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its alignment has shifted since 1990, primarily in Kansas City, to replace the majority of the decommissioned K-132 roadway....
     A highway that links Leavenworth County
    Leavenworth County, Kansas

    Leavenworth County is a U.S. county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was estimated to be 73,628 in the year 2006, making it the sixth largest in the state....
    , Kansas, Wyandotte County
    Wyandotte County, Kansas

    Wyandotte County is located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The U.S. county's population was estimated to be 153,956 in the year 2007, making it the fourth-largest in the state....
    , and Douglas County
    Douglas County, Kansas

    Douglas County is located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The U.S. county's population?one of the fastest-growing in the state of Kansas?was estimated to be 113,488 in the year 2007, making it the fifth-largest in the state....
    , Kansas.


Notable roads
  • US-169, 7th Street Trafficway
  • South 18th Street Expressway
  • State Avenue and Parallel Parkway
  • Kansas Avenue and the Turner Diagonal
    Turner Diagonal

    The Turner Diagonal is a short freeway in Kansas City, Kansas. It runs from Kansas Avenue northwest to U.S. Route 24 . It does not have a single numbered designation, though the entire route was formerly signed as K-132 east of Interstate 70 and is currently signed as K-32 from Kansas Avenue to the first interchange, and as U.S....


Culture

Kansas City has a variety of architecture points of interest, various historically notable landscapes and many famous and interesting buildings. Kansas City, Kansas is home to the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. The original diocese was formed on May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth....
, which covers of the Roman Catholic community in eastern Kansas.

Media

The Kansas City Metro's audience, which includes KCK residents, is a stepping stone for many national broadcasters including Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. is a retired United States Broadcast journalism, best known as anchorman for the The CBS Evening News for 19 years ....
, Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an United States radio personality and Conservatism in the United States political commentator. His radio syndication talk radio, The Rush Limbaugh Show, airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks....
, and Mancow Muller
Mancow Muller

Matthew Erich "Mancow" Muller is an United States radio and television personality. He is best known from Mancow's Morning Madhouse formerly on Rock 103.5 and WKQX-FM , both Chicago, Illinois-based radio shows that have, in recent years, been nationally syndicated mostly in small markets by Talk Radio Network....
.

Broadcast media
The Kansas City metro area's media market includes ten television channels along with 30 FM and 21 AM radio stations. KCK residents receive broadcasts from the following stations:
Film community
Kansas City metro area has been a locale for Hollywood productions and television programming. Most notably, the 1983 television movie The Day After
The Day After

The Day After is an United States television movie which aired on November 20 1983, on the American Broadcasting Company Television Network....
 was filmed in Kansas City metro area and Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is the 6th largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Douglas County....
.

Newspapers

  • The Wyandotte West (weekly publication for western Wyandotte Co.)


Sites of interest


The Kansas City Memorial Hall is a 3,500-seat indoor arena located in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, adjacent to the Village West area. The speedway is a tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns....
 is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The speedway is a 1-1/2 mile tri-oval
Tri-oval

A tri-oval is a shape which derives its name from the two other shapes it most resembles, a triangle and an Oval . Rather than meeting at sharp, definable angles as the sides of a triangle do, in a tri-oval these angles are instead rounded into smooth curves....
 with 15 degree banking in the turns. The Kansas Speedway held its first race the Winston West Kansas 100 on June 2, 2001. It is used for sporting events and concerts and also has a permanent stage. In 1887, John G. Braecklein constructed a Victorian home for John and Margaret Scroggs in the area of Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)

Strawberry Hill is a Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood. It is a mainly South Slavic community that was established in the late 1800s on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Kansas River and Missouri Rivers....
. It is a fine example of the Queen Anne Style architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
 erected in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Rosedale Arch is a replica of the Arc de Triomphe dedicated to the men of Kansas City, Kansas who served in World War I. The Wyandotte High School
Wyandotte High School

Wyandotte High School is a historic and notable public building in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The mascot is the Bulldogs and the school colors are red, white, and black....
 is a notable public building. The Wyandotte High School
Wyandotte High School

Wyandotte High School is a historic and notable public building in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The mascot is the Bulldogs and the school colors are red, white, and black....
, located at 2501 Minnesota Avenue, was designated as a Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark.

Other sites of interest include:
  • the 1917 Argentine Carnegie Library
    Argentine Carnegie Library

    The Argentine Carnegie Library is located at South 28th Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built by Rose and Peterson ....
     (the only Carnegie library
    Carnegie library

    Carnegie libraries are libraries which were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. More than 2,500 Carnegie libraries were built, including those belonging to Public library and university library systems....
     existing in the metropolitan area),
  • the Fire Station No. 9,
  • the Granada Theater
    Granada Theater

    Granada Theater may refer to:* Granada Theater * Granada Theater * Granada Theater ...
    ,
  • the Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District
    Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District

    The Hanover Heights Historic District was developed between 1912 and 1930. It is between State Line Road and Rainbow Boulevard to Olathe Boulevard and West 43rd Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas....
    ,
  • the Huron Cemetery
    Huron Cemetery

    The Huron Indian Cemetery, also known as Huron Park Cemetery, is now formally known as the Wyandot National Burying Ground. It was established circa 1843, when Wyandots had first arrived in their removal from Ohio....
    ],
  • the Judge Louis Gates House
    Judge Louis Gates House

    The Judge Louis R. Gates House is located at 4146 Cambridge Street in Kansas City, Kansas. Clarence E. Shepard was the architect of the building....
    ,
  • the Kansas City, Kansas Hall and Fire Headquarters,
  • the Quindaro Townsite
    Quindaro Townsite

    Quindaro Townsite is an archaeological district in the vicinity of North 27th Street and the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks in Kansas City, Kansas....
    ,
  • the Sauer Castle
    Sauer Castle

    The Sauer Castle was the residence of Anthony Sauer and is located at 935 Shawnee Road in Kansas City, Kansas. The architect is unknown but may have been Asa Beebe Cross....
    ,
  • the Scottish Rite Temple
    Scottish Rite Temple

    Scottish Rite Temple may refer to:*Dallas Scottish Rite Temple*Scottish Rite Temple *Scottish Rite Temple *Scottish Rite Temple *Scottish Rite Temple ...
    ,
  • the Shawnee Street Overpass
    Shawnee Street Overpass

    The Shawnee Street Overpass is an overpass in Kansas City, Kansas and is located at Shawnee Road and South 7th Street Trafficway. It was completed in 1932; the engineer of the bridge is unknown....
    ,
  • the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building,
  • the St. Augustine Hall,
  • the Theodore Shafer House,
  • the Trowbridge Archeological Site
    Trowbridge Archeological Site

    The Trowbridge Archaeological Site is located in the vicinity of North 61st Street and Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, Kansas. It was inhabited c....
    ,
  • the Westheight Manor District,
  • the White Church Christian Church,
  • the Wyandotte County Courthouse and
  • the land of the Muncie
    Muncie, Kansas

    Muncie is a List of Kansas City Metropolitan neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kansas on the north bank of the Kansas River. Rail lines run through it. On December 8, 1874, the James-Younger Gang are believed to have robbed a Kansas Pacific Railroad there of $30,000....
     area.
  • the ASB Bridge
    ASB Bridge

    The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge is a rail crossing over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri that formerly also handled car traffic....


The Grinter Place
Grinter Place

Grinter Place is a house on the US National Register of Historic Places above the Kansas River in the Muncie, Kansas neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas....
 is near the Delaware Crossing (or "Military Crossing"; sometimes "the Secondine") which allowed passage from the old Indian trail when that trail met the waters of the Kaw River. In 1826, Tenskwatawa established a village in Turner and later moved to Whitefeather Spring in Argentine.

Educational institutions

Kansas City/Wyandotte County Kansas Schools and School Districts

Post-secondary


School systems


Secondary education


Sister Cities

Kansas City has four sister cities
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
, as designated by :

  • Linz
    Linz

    Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the States of Austria of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately 30 km south of the Czech Republic border, on both sides of the river Danube....
    , Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  • Karlovac
    Karlovac

    Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the whole municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants ....
    , Croatia
    Croatia

    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
  • Uruapan
    Uruapan

    Uruapan is a city and Municipio in the west-central part of the Mexico States of Mexico of Michoac?n. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality....
    , Michoacan
    Michoacán

    Michoac?n formally Michoac?n de Ocampo , is one of the 31 constituent States of Mexico of Mexico. It borders the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west, Guanajuato and Quer?taro to the north, Mexico to the east, Guerrero to the south-east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south....
    , Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
  • Metz
    Metz

    Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine R?gion in France and prefecture of the Moselle Departments of France.It is located at the confluence of the Moselle River and the Seille rivers....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....


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