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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. 2009
Atchison	16,774	16,411	Atchison
Douglas	99,962	116,383	Lawrence
Franklin*	24,784	26,441	Ottawa
Johnson*	451,086	542,737	Olathe
Leavenworth*	68,691	75,227	Leavenworth
Miami*	28,351	30,969	Paola
Shawnee	169,871	176,255	Topeka
Wyandotte *	157,882	155,085	Kansas City
MISSOURI	POPULATION		COUNTY SEAT
	Apr. 2000	Jul. 2009
Buchanan	85,998	89,856	St. Joseph
Cass*	82,092	100,184	Harrisonville
Clay*	184,006	228,358	Liberty
Clinton*	18,979	21,002	Plattsburg
Jackson*	654,880	705,708	Independence
Johnson	48,258	52,657	Warrensburg
Lafayette*	32,960	32,572	Lexington
Livingston	14,558	14,235	Chillicothe
Platte*	73,781	90,688	Platte City
Ray*	23,354	23,358	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. 2009
Atchison	10,232	10,432	Atchison
Gardner	9,396	17,852	Johnson
Kansas City	146,866	143,209	Wyandotte
Lawrence	80,098	92,048	Douglas
Leavenworth	35,420	35,081	Leavenworth
Leawood	27,656	31,766	Johnson
Lenexa	40,238	48,087	Johnson
Merriam	11,008	11,132	Johnson
Olathe	92,962	121,962	Johnson
Ottawa	11,921	12,887	Franklin
Overland Park	149,080	174,907	Johnson
Prairie Village	22,072	21,703	Johnson
Shawnee	47,996	61,712	Johnson
Topeka	122,377	124,331	Shawnee
MISSOURI	POPULATION		COUNTY
	Apr. 2000	Jul. 2009
Belton	21,730	24,802	Cass
Blue Springs	48,080	55,817	Jackson
Excelsior Springs	10,670	12,575	Clay & Ray
Gladstone	26,365	29,603	Clay
Grandview	24,881	24,718	Jackson
Independence	113,288	121,180	Jackson & Clay
Kansas City	441,545	482,299	Jackson, Platte, Clay, & Cass
Lee’s Summit	70,700	86,556	Jackson & Cass
Liberty	26,232	32,079	Clay
Raymore	11,146	18,594	Cass
Raytown	30,388	28,931	Jackson
St. Joseph	73,990	76,222	Buchanan
Warrensburg	16,340	19,203	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.