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Welcome to Mission Woods ...

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mission Woods has a population of 193 people<2> (see below for details).

Mission Woods is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Mission Woods: 913

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mission Woods had an population of 193 people. This is an increase of 8.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mission Woods had a population of 178 people. This makes Mission Woods the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 178 people, the population of Mission Woods increased 7.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 165 people).

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

Communities near Mission Woods ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Overland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kansas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leawood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission Woods ...

Looking for more information about Mission Woods? 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 Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mission Woods.

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 Woods.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mission Woods - 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.