Kansas City, Missouri
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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 after | Kansas River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Body | Kansas City City Council |
| • Mayor | Quinton Lucas (D) |
| • City Manager | Mario Vasquez |
| • 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 | 714.1 sq mi (1,849.5 km2) |
| • Metro | 7,952 sq mi (20,596 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 508,090 |
• Estimate (2024) | 516,032 |
| • Rank | 38th in the United States 1st in Missouri |
| • Density | 1,614.4/sq mi (623.31/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,674,218 (US: 34th) |
| • Urban density | 2,344/sq mi (905.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,253,579 (US: 31st) |
| Demonym | Kansas Citian |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $169.501 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 64XXX |
| Area codes | 816, 975 |
| FIPS code | 29000–38000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 748198 |
| Website | kcmo |
Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. It is located on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River, within Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties. It is the 38th-most populous city in the United States and sixth-most populous city in the Midwest, with a population of 508,090 at the 2020 census. The Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line, is the 31st-most populous metropolitan area in the nation, at 2.25 million residents.
Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri and Kansas rivers. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; soon afterwards, a region designated as the Kansas Territory was established. Confusion between the city and the territory of Kansas ensued, so the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish the city from the territory. Sited on Missouri's western border with Kansas and with downtown near the rivers' confluence, Kansas City, Missouri, encompasses about 319.03 square miles (826.3 km2), making it the 25th-largest city by total area in the United States. It is one of Jackson County's two seats along with the major satellite city of Independence; and Kansas City's other major Missouri suburbs include Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, Raytown, and Liberty. Kansas City Missouri's major Kansas suburbs include Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, and Kansas City, Kansas.
The city is composed of several neighborhoods, including the River Market District, 18th and Vine District, and the Country Club Plaza. Celebrated cultural traditions include Kansas City jazz; theater, as a historical center of the Vaudevillian Orpheum circuit in the 1920s; the nickname City of Fountains; the Chiefs and Royals sports franchises; and cuisine such as Kansas City–style barbecue and strip steak.