Welcome to Lake Waukomis ...

The city of Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Waukomis: Lk. Waukomis

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Waukomis has a population of 876 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake Waukomis is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Waukomis: 816 & 975<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Waukomis had an population of 876 people. This is an increase of 0.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Waukomis had a population of 870 people. This makes Lake Waukomis the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lake Waukomis represents 0.01% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 365th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 870 people, the population of Lake Waukomis decreased 5.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 917 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Waukomis.

Communities near Lake Waukomis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Waukomis.

Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
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Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
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Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
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Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
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Lenexa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <5>
Leavenworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
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Leawood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
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Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
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Raytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raytown is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
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Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Waukomis ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, 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 Lake Waukomis.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Waukomis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Waukomis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Waukomis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.