Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the "Unified Government" wycokck.org which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,866. It is home to the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, which covers 12,500 square miles of the Roman Catholic community in eastern Kansas.

Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, the city is opposite Kansas City, Missouri, of which it is considered a suburb, and is included in the bi-state Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Geography

Kansas City is located at (39.106780, -94.676470). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 331.0 km² (127.8 mi²). 321.8 km² (124.3 mi²) of it is land and 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²) of it (2.78%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 146,866 people, 55,500 households, and 36,241 families residing in the city. The population density was 456.3/km² (1,181.9/mi²). There were 61,446 housing units at an average density of 190.9/km² (494.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.77% White, 30.12% African American, 0.75% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.61% from other races, and 2.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.78% of the population.

There were 55,500 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,011, and the median income for a family was $39,491. Males had a median income of $30,992 versus $24,543 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,737. About 13.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

align=bottom | *Source*: U.S. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina.

align=bottom style="text-align:left; padding:0.5em;" | *Notes*: Temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. Dew point is a humidity measure in degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation includes rain and melted snow or sleet in inches.
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	39	43	54	66	75	84	90	88	80	69	54	42
Average low	21	25	34	46	56	66	71	69	61	49	36	26
Warmest	75	81	91	95	103	108	112	113	109	98	83	74
Coldest	−20	−21	−10	12	27	42	51	43	31	17	1	−23
Average dew point	18	23	29	41	53	62	66	64	56	44	32	24
Average precipitation	1.3	1.3	2.5	3.3	4.5	4.8	3.7	3.9	4.3	3.0	1.9	1.5

History

The History of Kansas City of Missouri and Kansas (and surrounding communities) dates back to the 1800s. Kansas City, Kansas formed in 1868 and incorporated in October of 1872. KCK is the home to the GM Fairfax plant, which manufactures the Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, and Saturn Aura.

Business Interests

Village West villagewest.us Located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435, 11 miles from Downtown KCK, the Village West development has significantly fueled growth in KCK and Wyandotte County. Anchored by the Kansas Speedway, its attractions and retailers include Cabela's Outdoors, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Great Wolf Lodge (an indoor water park resort) and CommunityAmerica Ballpark, home to the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League.

External articles and references

Citations

Public

KCK Public Library
KCK Public Schools
KCK Police Department
Wyandotte County/KCK Unified Governement

Entertainment

Other

Wyandot Nation of Kansas
"Kansas City Magazine". ABARTA Media Group.

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