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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
	2000	2010
Atchison	16,774	16,924	Atchison
Douglas	99,962	110,826	Lawrence
Franklin*	24,784	25,992	Ottawa
Johnson*	451,086	544,179	Olathe
Leavenworth*	68,691	76,227	Leavenworth
Miami*	28,351	32,787	Paola
Shawnee	169,871	177,934	Topeka
Wyandotte *	157,882	157,505	Kansas City
MISSOURI	POPULATION		COUNTY SEAT
	2000	2010
Buchanan	85,998	89,201	St. Joseph
Cass*	82,092	99,478	Harrisonville
Clay*	184,006	221,939	Liberty
Clinton*	18,979	20,743	Plattsburg
Jackson*	654,880	674,158	Independence
Johnson	48,258	52,595	Warrensburg
Lafayette*	32,960	33,381	Lexington
Livingston	14,558	15,195	Chillicothe
Platte*	73,781	89,322	Platte City
Ray*	23,354	23,494	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
	2000	2010
Atchison	10,232	11,021	Atchison
Gardner	9,396	19,123	Johnson
Kansas City	146,866	145,786	Wyandotte
Lawrence	80,098	87,643	Douglas
Leavenworth	35,420	35,251	Leavenworth
Leawood	27,656	31,867	Johnson
Lenexa	40,238	48,190	Johnson
Merriam	11,008	11,003	Johnson
Olathe	92,962	125,872	Johnson
Ottawa	11,921	12,649	Franklin
Overland Park	149,080	173,372	Johnson
Prairie Village	22,072	21,447	Johnson
Shawnee	47,996	62,209	Johnson
Topeka	122,377	127,473	Shawnee
MISSOURI	POPULATION		COUNTY
	2000	2010
Belton	21,730	23,116	Cass
Blue Springs	48,080	52,575	Jackson
Excelsior Springs	10,670	11,084	Clay & Ray
Gladstone	26,365	25,410	Clay
Grandview	24,881	24,475	Jackson
Independence	113,288	116,830	Jackson & Clay
Kansas City	441,545	459,787	Jackson, Platte, Clay, & Cass
Lee’s Summit	70,700	91,364	Jackson & Cass
Liberty	26,232	29,149	Clay
Raymore	11,146	19,206	Cass
Raytown	30,388	29,526	Jackson
St. Joseph	73,990	76,780	Buchanan
Warrensburg	16,340	18,838	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.