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Greater Kansas City Profile

Local Government

Greater Kansas City is a bi-state metropolitan area. The Kansas City Area Development Council represents communities in 18 Kansas and Missouri counties. The Federal government’s current definition of the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes 15 counties, three of which are not included in the KCADC region (Linn County, KS, Bates County, MO and Cadwell County, MO). The greater Kansas City area also includes the adjoining Lawrence, KS and St. Joseph, MO MSAs, as well as the Atchison, KS, Chillicothe, MO, Ottawa, KS, and Warrensburg, MO areas.

Greater Kansas City Area Counties
KANSAS	POPULATION		COUNTY SEAT
	Apr. 2000	Jul. 2008
Atchison	16,774	16,481	Atchison
Douglas	99,962	114,748	Lawrence
Franklin*	24,784	26,562	Ottawa
Johnson*	451,086	534,093	Olathe
Leavenworth*	68,691	74,276	Leavenworth
Miami*	28,351	30,989	Paola
Shawnee	169,871	174,709	Topeka
Wyandotte *	157,882	154,287	Kansas City
MISSOURI	POPULATION		COUNTY SEAT
	Apr. 2000	Jul. 2008
Buchanan	85,998	89,408	St. Joseph
Cass*	82,092	98,429	Harrisonville
Clay*	184,006	215,707	Liberty
Clinton*	18,979	21,094	Plattsburg
Jackson*	654,880	668,417	Independence
Johnson	48,258	52,016	Warrensburg
Lafayette*	32,960	32,913	Lexington
Livingston	14,558	14,213	Chillicothe
Platte*	73,781	85,896	Platte City
Ray*	23,354	23,445	Richmond

*These counties are part of the federally-defined Kansas City, MO-KS MSA.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Municipalities with 10,000 or More Population
KANSAS	POPULATION		COUNTY
	Apr. 2000	Jul. 2008
Atchison	10,232	10,402	Atchison
Gardner	9,396	17,462	Johnson
Kansas City	146,866	142,562	Wyandotte
Lawrence	80,098	90,520	Douglas
Leavenworth	35,420	34,729	Leavenworth
Leawood	27,656	31,342	Johnson
Lenexa	40,238	46,822	Johnson
Merriam	11,008	10,814	Johnson
Olathe	92,962	119,993	Johnson
Ottawa	11,921	12,850	Franklin
Overland Park	149,080	171,231	Johnson
Prairie Village	22,072	21,479	Johnson
Shawnee	47,996	60,954	Johnson
Topeka	122,377	123,446	Shawnee
MISSOURI	POPULATION		COUNTY
	Apr. 2000	Jul. 2008
Belton	21,730	24,591	Cass
Blue Springs	48,080	55,698	Jackson
Excelsior Springs	10,670	12,002	Clay & Ray
Gladstone	26,365	28,243	Clay
Grandview	24,881	24,033	Jackson
Independence	113,288	110,440	Jackson & Clay
Kansas City	441,545	451,572	Jackson, Platte, Clay, & Cass
Lee’s Summit	70,700	84,208	Jackson & Cass
Liberty	26,232	30,568	Clay
Raymore	11,146	17,703	Cass
Raytown	30,388	28,194	Jackson
St. Joseph	73,990	76,197	Buchanan
Warrensburg	16,340	19,034	Johnson

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Regional Planning

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) develops and coordinates area-wide planning activities important for shaping public investment policy.

 

DEFINING THE GREATER KC METRO AREA

Kansas City is a Missouri/Kansas bi-state metropolitan area. All statistical references made to Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) include the counties of Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray in Missouri, and Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. The greater Kansas City area also includes the adjoining Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph, MO, and Topeka, KS MSAs, as well as the Atchison, KS, Chillicothe, MO, Ottawa, KS, and Warrensburg, MO areas.