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Welcome to Mission Hills ...

The city of Mission Hills is located in Johnson County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mission Hills has a population of 3,550 people<2> (see below for details).

Mission Hills is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mission Hills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mission Hills: 913

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mission Hills had an population of 3,550 people. This is an increase of 1.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mission Hills had a population of 3,498 people. This makes Mission Hills the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Mission Hills represents 0.12% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,498 people, the population of Mission Hills decreased 2.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,593 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mission Hills.

Communities Also Named Mission Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Mission Hills - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Georgia, Illinois, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mission Hills.

Websites for Mission Hills ...

Official Website: www.missionhills-ks.gov/

Communities near Mission Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mission Hills.

  • Kansas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Overland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kansas City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee's Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lenexa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Clay County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>

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 Mission Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mission Hills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mission Hills. 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 Mission Hills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Mission Hills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission Hills ...

Looking for more information about Mission Hills? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mission Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mission Hills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mission Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mission Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.