Welcome to Raytown ...

The city of Raytown is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Raytown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raytown has a population of 29,048 people<3> (see below for details).

Raytown is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Raytown: (816)

Websites for Raytown ...

Official Website:   www.raytown.mo.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.raytownchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raytown had an population of 29,048 people. This is a decrease of 1.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Raytown had a population of 29,526 people. This makes Raytown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Raytown represents 0.49% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,526 people, the population of Raytown decreased 2.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,388 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Raytown.

Communities Also Named Raytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Raytown - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Raytown ...

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

• Kansas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
• Overland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <5>
• Kansas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
• Independence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Lee's Summit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <5>
• Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
• Blue Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
• Lenexa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <5>
• Leawood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <5>
• Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <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 Raytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raytown.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raytown. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Raytown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raytown ...

Looking for more information about Raytown? 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 Raytown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Raytown.

Adding Raytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raytown 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 for Raytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Raytown post office opened in 1871.

We also found Raytown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Raytown: www.raytown.mo.us/

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/