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'Kansas City, Kansas' ('KCK') is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County (WyCo); it is part of the "Unified Government"[4] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,867. Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers (Kaw Point),[5] the city is opposite Kansas City, Missouri, which anchors the metropolitan area, and is included in the bi-state Kansas City Metropolitan Area, of which it is a satellite city of the anchor city.
Abbreviations and nicknames
Kansas City, Kansas, is often abbreviated as "KCK", or just "KC" (although this often refers to the entire metro area). It is also nicknamed the ''Heart of America''1 because it is within 250 miles (400 km) of both the geographic and population centers of the United States.
History
Main articles: History of Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas dates back to the middle of the 1800s. Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) formed in 1868 and incorporated in October of 1872. In 1997, voters approved a Unified Government for the county and city.
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area, straddling the border between Missouri and Kansas at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, was a good place to build several settlements. When the area was opened to Euro-American settlement, the area became the first battlefield in the conflict over slavery and southern secession that led to the American Civil War. The first city election was held October 22, 1872, by order of Judge Hiram Stevens of the Tenth Judicial District, and resulted in the election of Mayor James Boyle. The mayors of the city after its organization have been: James Boyle, C. A. Eidemiller, A. S. Orbison, Eli Teed and Samuel McConnell. John Sheehan was appointed Marshal in 1875, by Mayor Eli Teed. He was also Chief of Police, having a force of five men. In June, 1880, the Governor of Kansas proclaimed the city of Kansas City a city of the second class with the Mayor Samuel McConnell present. James E. Porter was Mayor in 1910.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 127.8 mi² ( 331.0 km²). 124.3 mi² (321.8 km²) of it is land and 3.5 mi² (9.2 km²) of it is water.
Climate
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Weather
Kansas City is situated in "Tornado Alley," a broad region where cold air from the Rocky Mountains and Canada collides with warm air from the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the formation of powerful storms. The region is also prone to ice storms, such as the 2002 ice storm during which hundreds of thousands lost power for days and (in some cases) weeks.[6] The MoKan area was subject to flooding, including the Great Flood of 1993 and the Great Flood of 1951.
Cityscape
Kansas City, Kansas, is organized into a system of neighborhoods, some with histories as independent cities or the sites of major events.
Local places
Main articles: List of neighborhoods in Kansas City
★ Downtown Kansas City, Kansas
★ Argentine, former home to the silver smeltery for which it was named.
★ Armourdale, formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.
★ Armstrong, a town absorbed by Wyandotte.
★ Bethel
★ Beverly Hills
★ Fairfax District, an industrial area along the Missouri River.
★ Muncie
★ Maywood
★ Nearman
★ Piper, home to the Kansas Speedway and the Legends Shopping Centre.
★ Pomeroy
★ Rosedale
★ Stoney Point
★ Turner, community around the Wyandotte-Johnson County border to the Kansas River north-south, and from I-635 to I-435 east-west.
★ Vinewood
★ Wolcott
★ Welborn
Parks and parkways
Main articles: List of Wyandotte County parks and parkways
★ City Park
★ Wyandotte County Park
★ Wyandotte County Lake Park
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 55.7% 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.
Economy
KCK is the home to the GM Fairfax plant, which manufactures the Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, and Saturn Aura.
:''See also: List of foreign consulates in Kansas City.''
Village West Development
Village West is located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435 (11 miles from Downtown KCK), is a development that 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, Indoor Waterpark And Resort
★ The Legends Outdoor Shopping Mall.
★ Community America Ballpark, home to the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League.
★ Schlitterbahn Vacation Village (Coming Soon)
Law and government
Kansas City, Kansas has a consolidated city-county government in which the city and county have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state.
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was founded in 1898. In 1914, it had one of the first motorcycle units in the nation. By 1918, it was taking of photographs and fingerprints of all felons it arrested.
Crime
Of the statistics available in 2000 based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which represent from arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI, there were a total of 696 incidents.[7]
Neighboring areas
Cities
Other cities in WyCo include:
★ Bonner Springs
★ Edwardsville
Counties
Kansas City, Kansas, neighboring counties includes the following Kansas Counties:
★ Johnson County, Kansas
★ Leavenworth County, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas, neighboring counties includes the following Missouri Counties:
★ Clay County, Missouri
★ Jackson County, Missouri
★ Platte County, Missouri
Transportation
Main articles: Kansas City Metropolitan Area#Transportation, Kansas City Metro Transportation
Kansas City owes its existence to its location as a crossroads. It was at the confluence of the Missouri River and Kansas River and the launching pointing for travelers on the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails. Missouri and Kansas were the first states to start building interstates with Interstate 70. An ever increasing number of interstate loops has encouraged suburban sprawl.
;KCK's interstates
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★ I-35 - To Des Moines, Iowa, to the North and Wichita, Kansas, to the South.
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★ I-70 - To St. Louis, Missouri, to the East and Topeka, Kansas/Denver, Colorado, to the West.
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★ I-435 - A Bi-State Loop through the Missouri and Kansas suburbs.
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★ I-635 - Connecting the Kansas suburbs with Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City International Airport.
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★ I-670 - A southern bypass of I-70 and Southern portion of the downtown loop. Signed as East I-70 when exiting from I-35 while traveling north.
;Major highways
:
★ US 24-40 - Combination of the US 24 and US 40 highways that pass through Kansas City.
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★ K-5 - A minor freeway bypassing the north of Kansas City, Kansas, connecting the GM Fairfax plant with I-635. K-5 continues as Leavenworth Road west to I-435 then on to Leavenworth, Kansas.
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★ K-7 - A freeway linking Leavenworth County, Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Johnson County, Kansas.
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★ K-32 - A highway that links Leavenworth County, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Kansas.
;Notable roads
:
★ North 7th Street Trafficway
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★ South 18th Street Expressway
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★ State Avenue and Parallel Avenue
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★ Kansas Avenue and the Turner Diagonal
Culture
Kansas City has a variety of architecture points of interest, various historically notable landscapes and many famous and interesting buildings. Kansas City, Kansas is home to the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, which covers 12,500 square miles of the Roman Catholic community in eastern Kansas.
Media
The Kansas City Metro's audience, which includes KCK residents, is a stepping stone for many national broadcasters including Walter Cronkite, Rush Limbaugh, and Mancow Muller.
Broadcast media
Main articles: Broadcast Media in Kansas City
The Kansas City metro area's media market includes ten television channels along with 30 FM and 21 AM radio stations. KCK residents receive broadcasts from the following stations:
★ WDAF-TV 4 - Fox Owned and Operated.
★ KCTV 5 - CBS affiliate.
★ KMBC-TV 9 - ABC affiliate.
★ KCPT 19 - PBS Member Station
★ KCWE 29 - The CW affiliate.
★ KMCI 38 (independent)
★ KSHB-TV 41 - NBC affiliate.
★ KPXE 50 - i affiliate.
★ KSMO-TV 62 - My Network TV affiliate.
★ KCKFUN.TV 4 - Streaming Media Owned and Operated.
Film community
Main articles: Film in Kansas City
Kansas City metro area has been a locale for Hollywood productions and television programming. Most notably, the 1983 television movie ''The Day After'' was filmed in Kansas City metro area and Lawrence, Kansas.
Newspapers
★ The Kansan (Daily KC newspaper)
★ The Wyandotte Echo (Weekly legal newspaper)
★ The Pitch (Alternative weekly newspaper)
★ The Record (serving Turner, Argentine and Rosedale)
★ Piper Press (serving Piper)
★ The Kansas City Call[8] (Weekly African-American newspaper)
★ Dos Mundos (Bilingual newspaper)
★ The Kansas City Metro Voice
★ Kansas City Business Journal
★ The Kansas City Star[9]
★ The Wyandotte West (weekly publication for western Wyandotte Co.)
Sites of interest
The ''Kansas City Memorial Hall'' is a 3,500-seat indoor arena located in Kansas City, Kansas. The ''Kansas Speedway'' is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The speedway is a 1-1/2 mile tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns. The Kansas Speedway held its first race the Winston West Kansas 100 on June 2, 2001. It is used for sporting events and concerts and also has a permanent stage. In 1887, John G. Braecklein constructed a Victorian home for John and Margaret Scroggs in the area of Strawberry Hill. It is a fine example of the Queen Anne Style architecture erected in Kansas City, Kansas.
Rosedale arch, a replica of the Arc de Triomphe, at the top of memorial drive (map).
Other sites of interest include:
★ the 1917 Argentine Carnegie Library (the only Carnegie library existing in the metropolitan area),[10][11]
★ the Fire Station No. 9,[12][13]
★ the Granada Theater,[14][15]
★ the Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District,[16]
★ the Huron Cemetery],[17]
★ the Judge Louis Gates House,[18]
★ the Kansas City, Kansas Hall and Fire Headquarters,[19]
★ the Quindaro Townsite[20],[21][22]
★ the Sauer Castle,[23]
★ the Scottish Rite Temple,[24]
★ the Shawnee Street Overpass,[25][26]
★ the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building,
★ the St. Augustine Hall,
★ the Theodore Shafer House,
★ the Trowbridge Archeological Site,[27]
★ the Westheight Manor District,[28]
★ the White Church Christian Church,[29]
★ the Wyandotte County Courthouse and
★ the land of the Muncie area.
The Grinter Place is near the Delaware Crossing (or "Military Crossing"; sometimes "the Secondine") which allowed passage from the old Indian trail when that trail met the waters of the Kaw River. In 1826, Tenskwatawa established a village in Turner and later moved to Whitefeather Spring in Argentine.
Educational institutions
Kansas City/Wyandotte County Kansas Schools and School Districts
Post-secondary
★ Central Baptist Theological Seminary
★ Kansas City Kansas Community College
★ Kansas City Kansas Area Technical School
School systems
★ Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
★ Piper Unified School District
★ Turner Unified School District # 202
★ Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Catholic Schools
Seconday education
★ Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City
★ Fairfax Learning Center, Kansas City
★ J. C. Harmon High School, Kansas City
★ Piper High School, Kansas City
★ F. L. Schlagle High School, Kansas City
★ Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB), Kansas City
★ Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, Kansas City
★ Turner High School, Kansas City (Turner, Kansas)
★ Washington High School, Kansas City
★ Wyandotte High School, Kansas City
Sister Cities
Kansas City has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
★ Linz, Austria
★ Karlovac, Croatia
★ Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico
★ Metz, France
See also
★ Kansas City, Missouri
Notes
1. http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html (cf., "Kansas City, Kansas: Heart of America")
2. Census Bureau Estimates Program (2005)
3. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1 2000 to July 1 2005 (CBSA-EST2005-01)
4. wycokck.org
5. Kansas City map
6. KC powerless as icy barrage pummels the area, leaves behind disaster zone, Accessed 10 September 2006.
7. fedstats.gov crime county
8. http://www.kccall.com/
9. http://www.kansascity.com/
10. skyways.lib.ks.us carnegie
11. Kckpl.lib.ks.us arghomsp (Spanish)
12. archiplanet.org Fire Station No. 9, Kansas_City, Kansas
13. image FS9-firemen
14. agilitynut.com theatres ks
15. screenland.com granada
16. Located beween Olathe Blvd., Frances St., 43rd Ave., and State Line Rd., Kansas City
17. Downtown KCK
18. "Prairie School" architect Clarence E. Shepard designed house for Judge Louis R. Gates
19. kckpl.lib.ks.us TN12
20. Quindaro, Kansas on the Underground Railroad
21. The Educational Value of Quindaro Townsite in the 21st Century
22. Quindaro Townsite Artifacts Find a Permanent Home at KSHS
23. 935 Shawnee Rd, Kansas City
24. The Scottish Rite Masons. skyways.lib.ks.us
25. Seventh Street Trafficway
26. Satellite map, now called Shawnee Rd.
27. Harry M. Trowbridge dug around North 61st Street and Leavenworth Road
28. North 18th Street to North 25th Street, State Avenue to Wood Avenue which is just north of the Wyandotte High School
29. Built with native stone in 1832, oldest Kansas church still in use. It is located at 2200 N 85th St.
References
Public
★ KCK Public Library
★ KCK Public Schools
★ KCK Police Department
★ Wyandotte County/KCK Unified Governement
Entertainment
★ KCK Visitors Guide
★ KCK Speedway
★ KCK T-Bones baseball team
★ KCK Renaissance Festival
★ KCTV5 television network
★ Find Nightlife, Events, and Photos
★ Read blogs from around KC
★ Woodlands-Dog and Horse Racing
★ English Riding Lessons & Horse Training
★ KCK Entertainment Guide
Other
★ Historic Preservation, Publications, information on landmarks and districts, the landmarks ordinance
★ Historic landmarks and historic districts in kansas city, kansas and Wyandotte county
★ The Winding Valley and The Craggy Hillside : A History of the City of Rosedale, Kansas by Margaret Landis.
★ Blue Skyways (skyways.lib.ks.us) > Kansas > Counties > Wyandotte
★ Unified Govt. of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, naco.org
★ Wyandot Nation of Kansas
★ "''Kansas City Magazine''". ABARTA Media Group.
★ KC Search Engine - Search hundreds of web sites from the Kansas City area
★ Brief history of Kansas City, Kansas Municipal Government
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