Welcome to Kansas City ...The city of Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County<1> and is the County Seat for Wyandotte County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Kansas City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885. When the people of Kansas City refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Kansas Citian or Kansas Cityan.<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kansas City has a population of 153,488 people<3> (see below for details). Kansas City is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Kansas City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Kansas City: 913 The ZIP codes for Kansas City: 66101-66106, 66109-66113, 66115, 66117-66119, 66160<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kansas City had an population of 153,488 people. This is an increase of 5.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.51% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kansas City had a population of 145,786 people (or 92.48% of the total population of Wyandotte County). This makes Kansas City the county's most populous community. The population of Kansas City represents 5.11% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 145,786 people, the population of Kansas City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 146,866 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kansas City. Communities Also Named Kansas City ...While we believe that this Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Kansas City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson and Morton County. Beyond Kansas, there are 5 communities that are also named Kansas City - they are located in Missouri, Oregon and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kansas City. Websites for Kansas City ...Official Website: www.wycokck.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.kckchamber.com/ Communities near Kansas City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kansas City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kansas City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kansas City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kansas City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kansas City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kansas City. Our list includes 114 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kansas City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kansas City ...Looking for more information about Kansas City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Kansas City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kansas City. Adding Kansas City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kansas City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kansas City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Kansas City. Footnotes ...
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