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{{Short description|City in Kansas, United States}}
{{Redirect|KCK|the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City, Missouri||Kansas City (disambiguation)|and|KCK (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- Basic info -->| name = Kansas City, Kansas
| settlement_type = [[Consolidated city-county]]
| nickname = "KCK"

<!-- Images -->| image_skyline = Quality-i70.jpg
| image_caption = Cityscape of Kansas City, Kansas
| image_flag = Flag of Wyandotte County, Kansas.svg
| flag_size = 110
| image_seal = KCKS-UG-LOGO.png
| seal_size = 90

<!-- Maps -->| image_map = Wyandotte_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kansas_City_Highlighted.svg
| map_caption = Location within [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte County]] and [[Kansas]]
| image_map1 = Kck-map.gif
| map_caption1 = Kansas City map

<!-- Location -->| pushpin_map = Kansas#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kansas City
| pushpin_label = Kansas City
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/>
| coordinates = {{coord|39|6|24|N|94|40|35|W|region:US-KS_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kansas]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
| subdivision_name3 = <!-- Established -->
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 
| established_title1 = [[Platted]]
| established_date1 = 
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2 = 1872, 1886
| named_for = [[Kansas City, Missouri]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas|Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Tyrone Garner (politician)|Tyrone Garner]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title1 = <!-- City Manager -->
| leader_name1 = <!-- Area -->
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_20.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi = 128.30
| area_land_sq_mi = 124.74
| area_water_sq_mi = 3.57
| area_urban_sq_mi = 
| area_total_km2 = 332.31
| area_land_km2 = 323.07
| area_water_km2 = 9.24
| area_urban_km2 = 
| unit_pref = Imperial

<!-- Elevation -->| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/>
| elevation_ft = 869

<!-- Population -->| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/><ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total = 156607
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2024"/>
| pop_est_as_of = 2024
| population_est = 156752 {{gain}}
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code = 66101–66113, 66115, 66117–66119, 66160
| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code = [[Area code 913|913]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 20-36000<ref name="GNIS"/>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
| blank1_info = 478635<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|478635|Kansas City, Kansas}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.wycokck.org/|wycokck.org}}
}}

'''Kansas City''' (commonly known as '''KCK''') is the third-most populous city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte County]].<ref name="GNIS"/> It is an [[inner suburb]] of the older and more populous [[Kansas City, Missouri]], after which it is named.<ref>Garrison Dale. "'Inner-Ring' Suburbs: New Development in Older Communities. (Kansas City Missouri)." [[Ingram's Magazine]] November 2008</ref><ref>http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article156005209.html Why isn't Kansas City named Missouri City? A history teacher explains</ref><ref>https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=UPs0AQAAMAAJ&rdid=book-UPs0AQAAMAAJ&rdot=1 Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas: Historical and Biographical. Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Careful History of Wyandotte County, and a Comprehensive History of the Growth of the Cities, Towns and Villages</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 156,607,<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Kansas City, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Kansas_City_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2036000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118082221/https://data.census.gov/profile/Kansas_City_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2036000 |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Kansas City, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kansascitycitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824044352/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kansascitycitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> making it one of four principal cities in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= PRINCIPAL CITIES OF METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, MARCH 2020|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/delineation-files/list2_2020.xls}}</ref> It is situated at [[Kaw Point]], the junction of the [[Missouri River|Missouri]] and [[Kansas River|Kansas]] rivers. It is part of a [[consolidated city-county]] government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the [[University of Kansas Medical Center]] and [[Kansas City Kansas Community College]].

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas#Prehistory|label 1=Early Kansas History}}
Kansas City can trace its origins back to the earlier city of Wyandotte (also called "Wyandotte City"), which was incorporated by an act of the [[Kansas Territory|Kansas Territorial]] legislature on January 29, 1859.<ref>{{cite book|page=141|title=Reports of the Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas|publisher=Kansas Publishing House|location=[[Topeka, KS]]|year=1884|editor-last=Randolph|editor-first=A. M. F.|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Kansas_Reports/cksaAAAAYAAJ|access-date=December 17, 2025|volume=30}}</ref> In October 1872, "old" Kansas City, Kansas, was incorporated under its current name. The first city election was held on October 22 of that year 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 were James Boyle, C. A. Eidemiller, A. S. Orbison, Eli Teed, and Samuel McConnell. In June 1880, the [[Governor of Kansas]], [[John St. John (American politician)|John St. John]], proclaimed the city of Kansas City a city of the second class with Mayor McConnell present.<ref name="book1890"/>{{Rp|296-298}}

In March 1886, "new" Kansas City, Kansas, was formed through the consolidation of five municipalities: "old" Kansas City, Armstrong, [[Armourdale, Kansas|Armourdale]], Riverview, and Wyandotte. The oldest city of the group was Wyandotte, which was formed in 1857 by [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and Methodist missionaries.<ref name="book1890" />{{Rp|370, 384, 388}}

In the 1890s, the city saw an explosive growth in population as a [[streetcar suburb]] of Kansas City, Missouri. This growth continued until the 1930s. It was one of the nation's 100 largest cities for many [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] counts, from 1890 to 1960, including 1920, when it had a population of over 100,000 residents for the first time.<ref>[Media:https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab15.txt {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814041159/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab15.txt |date=August 14, 2008 }}]</ref>

As with adjacent Kansas City, Missouri, the percentage of the city's most populous ethnic group, [[non-Hispanic White]], has declined from 76.3% in 1970 to 40.2% in 2010.<ref name="KCKFacts">{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/2036000.html |title=Kansas City (city), Kansas |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823021817/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/2036000.html |archive-date=August 23, 2012  }}</ref><ref name="KansasRace">{{cite web|title=Kansas – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref> In 1997, voters approved a proposition to unify the city and county governments, creating the Unified Government of Wyandotte County.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Mayors – Unified Government|url=http://www.wycokck.org/Mayor/History.aspx|website=wycokck.org|publisher=Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas|access-date=May 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012041032/http://www.wycokck.org/Mayor/History.aspx|archive-date=October 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|128.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert| 124.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|3.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012  }}</ref>
[[File:Municipal Office Building, Kansas City, Kansas (44651665835).jpg|thumb|right|Kansas City Municipal Office Building (City Hall) at 701 North 7th Street (2018)]]

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Cathedral of Saint Peter, Kansas City, Kansas.jpg|thumb|The [[Cathedral of Saint Peter (Kansas City, Kansas)|Cathedral of Saint Peter]]]]
Neighborhoods of Kansas City, Kansas, include the following:{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
* Downtown
* [[Argentine, Kansas|Argentine]] – former home to the silver smelter for which it was named; it was consolidated with Kansas City in 1910
* [[Armourdale, Kansas|Armourdale]] – formerly a city, it was consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886
* Armstrong – a small town sitting on the northern bluff of the Kansas River, absorbed in the merger of Wyandotte, Kansas City, and Armourdale
* Arrickary Subdivision
* Bethel – a neighborhood located generally along [[K-5 (Kansas highway)|Leavenworth Rd.]], between 72nd and 77th Streets. It was never incorporated as a municipality
* [[Fairfax, Kansas|Fairfax]] District – an industrial area along the [[Missouri River]]
* [[Hanover Heights]]
* Historic Westheight
* [[Muncie, Kansas|Muncie]]
* Maywood – until the late 1990s, Maywood was a quiet, isolated residential area; it is now part of the "Village West" project that includes the Legends shopping and entertainment district, the [[Children's Mercy Park]] soccer stadium, Monarchs' Community America baseball park, the [[Kansas Speedway]] racetrack and [[Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway]]
* McGrew Grove
* Nearman
* Northeast Neighborhoods
* Parkwood
* [[Piper, Kansas|Piper]]
* [[Polish Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)|Polish Hill]]
* Pomeroy – a late-19th{{emdash}}early-20th-century Train Depot, Trading Post, Saw Mill, and river landing for barges to load and unload
* Quindaro Bluffs
* Riverview – like Armstrong, a small town on the northern river bluff, absorbed in the merger of Wyandotte, Kansas City, and Armourdale
* [[Rosedale, Kansas|Rosedale]] – consolidated with Kansas City in 1922
* Stony Point
* [[Strawberry Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)|Strawberry Hill]]
* [[Turner, Kansas|Turner]] – community around the Wyandotte-Johnson County border to the [[Kansas River]] north-south, and from I-635 to I-435 east-west
* Vinewood[[File:Kaw-point-aerial with arrow.png|thumb|[[Kaw Point|Kaw Point Park]] from the west (2007, highlighted by red arrow)]]
* Wolcott
* Welborn

===Parks and parkways===
{{Main|List of Wyandotte County parks and parkways}}

* City Park
[[File:Wyandotte County Lake Park Docks.jpg|thumb|Wyandotte County Lake Park]]
* Wyandotte County Lake Park
* Big Eleven Park
* Boston Daniels' Park (Dedicated to the first Black Chief of Police in the United States)
* [[Kaw Point]] Park

===Climate===
{{See also|List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks|List of tornadoes striking downtown areas|1980 United States heat wave}}
Kansas City lies in the [[Midwestern United States]], as well as near the geographic center of the country, at the confluence of the longest river in the country, the [[Missouri River]], and the [[Kansas River]] (also known as the Kaw River). The city lies in the [[humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Dfa'') zone, with four distinct seasons and moderate precipitation, and is part of USDA plant [[hardiness zone]] 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224001607/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Images/300dpi/MO.jpg |archive-date=February 24, 2014  }}</ref> Being located in the center of [[North America]], far removed from a significant body of water, there is significant potential for extremes of hot and cold swings in temperature throughout the year. Unless otherwise stated, normal figures below are based on data from 1981 to 2010 at Downtown Airport. The warmest month of the year is July, with a 24-hour average temperature of {{convert|81.0|°F|1}}. The summer months are hot but can get very hot and moderately humid, with moist air riding up from the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. High temperatures surpass {{convert|100|°F}} on 5.6 days of the year<!--140 occurrences in 25 "valid" years--> and {{convert|90|°F}} on 47 days.<ref name = "NWS Pleasant Hill, MO" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theweatherprediction.com/thermo/interpret/ |title=Interpretation Of Skew-T Indices |publisher=Theweatherprediction.com |access-date=July 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917202112/http://www.theweatherprediction.com/thermo/interpret/ |archive-date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The coldest month of the year is January, with an average temperature of {{convert|31.0|°F|1}}. Winters are cold, with 22 days where the high is at or below the freezing mark and 2.5 nights with a low at or below {{convert|0|°F}}.<ref name = "NWS Pleasant Hill, MO" /> The official record maximum temperature is {{convert|113|°F|0}}, set on August 14, 1936, at Downtown Airport, while the official record minimum temperature is {{convert|-23|°F|0}}, set on December 22 and 23, 1989.<ref name = "NWS Pleasant Hill, MO" /> Normal seasonal snowfall is {{convert|13.4|in|cm|0}} at Downtown Airport and {{convert|18.8|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} at Kansas City International Airport. The average window for freezing temperatures is October 31 to April 4, while for measurable ({{convert|0.1|in|cm|abbr=on|disp=or}}) snowfall, it is November 27 to March 16 as measured at Kansas City International Airport.<!--Downtown is missing data for five seasons in the 1990s--> Precipitation, both in frequency and total accumulation, shows a marked uptick in late spring and summer.

Kansas City is situated on the edge of the "[[Tornado Alley]]", a broad region where cold air from the [[Rocky Mountains]] in Canada collides with warm air from the [[Gulf of Mexico]], leading to the formation of powerful storms, especially during the spring. A few areas of the [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area]] have had some severe outbreaks of [[tornado]]es at different points in the past, including the [[May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak|Ruskin Heights tornado in 1957]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020824021557/http://www.wdaftv4.com/almanac/watorndo.html Kansas City Tornado Almanac], wdaftv4.com. Retrieved September 2006.</ref> the [[May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence]], and the [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019|Tornado Outbreak Sequence of May 2019]]. The region can also fall victim to sporadic [[ice storm]]s during the winter months, such as the [[2002 Central Plains Ice Storm|2002 ice storm]] during which hundreds of thousands lost power for days and (in some cases) weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/special_packages/star_history/calamities_crime/12508862.htm|title=KC powerless as icy barrage pummels the area, leaves behind disaster zone|access-date=September 10, 2006|website=The Kansas City Star|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716001241/https://www.kansascity.com/}}</ref> Kansas City and its outlying areas are also subject to flooding, including the [[Great Flood of 1951]] and the [[Great Flood of 1993]].
{{Kansas City weatherbox}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 3200
| 1890 = 38316
| 1900 = 51418
| 1910 = 82331
| 1920 = 101177
| 1930 = 121857
| 1940 = 121458
| 1950 = 129553
| 1960 = 121901
| 1970 = 168213
| 1980 = 161087
| 1990 = 149767
| 2000 = 146866
| 2010 = 145786
| 2020 = 156607
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 156752
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=November 1, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=August 21, 2014 }}</ref><br/>2010–2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Historical racial profile 
!2020<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>!! 2010<ref name="KCKFacts"/> !! 1990<ref name="KansasRace"/> !! 1970<ref name="KansasRace"/> !! 1950<ref name="KansasRace"/>
|-
| [[White American|White]] 
|41.0%|| 52.2% || 65.0% || 78.9% || 79.4%
|-
|&nbsp;—[[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic]] 
|34.5%|| 40.2% || 61.9% || 76.3%<ref name="fifteen">From 15% sample</ref> || N/A
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] 
|21.5%|| 26.8% || 15.8% || 10.7% || 9.9%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) 
|34.6%|| 27.8% || 7.1% || 3.2%<ref name="fifteen"/> || N/A
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] 
|4.85%|| 2.7% || 1.2% || 0.1% || −
|}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Kansas City, Kansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Kansas City city, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2036000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kansas City city, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2036000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kansas City city, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2036000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|71,870
|58,655
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,962
|48.94%
|40.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.46%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|43,865
|38,403
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,105
|29.87%
|26.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.14%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|830
|702
|style='background: #ffffe6; |619
|0.57%
|0.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,477
|3,815
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,512
|1.69%
|2.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.80%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|39
|136
|style='background: #ffffe6; |347
|0.03%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|212
|179
|style='background: #ffffe6; |537
|0.14%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,934
|3,374
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,381
|2.00%
|2.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|24,639
|40,522
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54,144
|16.78%
|27.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''146,866'''
|'''145,786'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''156,607'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2020 United States census]] counted 156,607 people, 57,079 households, and 36,392 families in Kansas City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,255.5 per square mile (484.7/km{{sup|2}}). There were 63,446 housing units at an average density of 508.6 per square mile (196.4/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies. "Race alone" and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are delineated separately as if a separate race.

The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 40.98% (64,177) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (34.46% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 21.53% (33,715) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 1.14% (1,786) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 4.85% (7,590) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% (370) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 16.07% (25,172) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 15.2% (23,797) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The racial and ethnic makeup (where Hispanics are excluded from the racial counts and placed in their own category) was 34.46% (53,962) [[Non-Hispanic whites|White alone (non-Hispanic)]], 21.14% (33,105) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.40% (619) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone (non-Hispanic)]], 4.80% (7,512) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.22% (347) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.34% (537) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone (non-Hispanic)]], 4.07% (6,381) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race (non-Hispanic)]], and 34.57% (54,144) [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

Of the 57,079 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18; 38.2% were married couples living together; 30.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.2% of households consisted of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.7, and the average family size was 3.5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 12.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

27.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 101.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016–2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $46,424 (with a margin of error of ±$1,298) and the median family income was $54,955 (±$2,431).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $32,908 (±$1,298) versus $26,001 (±$789) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $29,809 (±$1,006).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 15.5% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.6% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Kansas%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

=== 2010 census ===
According to the 2010 census, there were 145,786 people, 53,925 households, and 35,112 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 6, 2011  }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
The [[population density]] was {{convert|1168.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 61,969 housing units at an average density of {{convert|496.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 6, 2012}}</ref> The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

There were 53,925 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.32.

The racial composition of Kansas City, Kansas, as of 2010, was as follows:
* [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]: 52.2%<ref name="KCKFacts"/><ref name="KansasRace"/>
* [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]: 26.8%
* [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]: 0.8%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 2.7%
* [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]]: 0.1% 
* [[Race (United States Census)|Other races]]: 13.6%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 3.8%
* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race): 27.8%
* [[Non-Hispanic Whites]]: 40.2%

=== 2000 census ===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], the median household income 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==
[[Bureau of Labor Statistics]] data shows that employment in Wyandotte County, Kansas, increased 4% from March 2011 to March 2012. The sharp rise in the number of workers resulted in Wyandotte County ranking 19th in the nation and 1st in the Kansas City metropolitan area for job growth as of September 28, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wycokck.org/uploadedFiles/News/News_Release/Wyandotte%20County%20Job%20Growth%2019th%20in%20Nation%20(3).pdf |title=Wyandotte County Job Growth Ranks 19th in Nation |date=September 27, 2012 |website=Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413212121/http://www.wycokck.org/uploadedFiles/News/News_Release/Wyandotte%20County%20Job%20Growth%2019th%20in%20Nation%20(3).pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

Kansas City is the home to the [[General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant]], which manufactures the [[Chevrolet Malibu]] and the [[Cadillac XT4]]. The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] maintains its North Central Region Office in the city.<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/about/ro/ncr/index.jsp North Central Region Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728001133/http://www.bop.gov/about/ro/ncr/index.jsp |date=July 28, 2013 }}." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved on January 1, 2010.</ref> In addition, [[Associated Wholesale Grocers]] and [[Kansas City Steak Company]] are based within the city. The largest employer is the [[University of Kansas Hospital]]. The adjoining [[University of Kansas Hospital#Medical Center|University of Kansas Medical Center]], including the schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health, is also among the city's largest employers (with a student population of about 3,000).

[[Village West]] is a business and entertainment district located at the intersection of Interstates [[Interstate 70 (Kansas)|70]] and [[Interstate 435 (Kansas)|435]]. Anchored by the [[Kansas Speedway]], tenants include Hollywood Casino,<ref>[http://www.hollywoodcasinokansas.com/ Home | Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205031446/http://www.hollywoodcasinokansas.com/ |date=February 5, 2012 }}. Hollywoodcasinokansas.com. Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref> [[The Legends At Village West]], [[AMC Theatres]] [[IMAX]], [[Cabela's]], [[Nebraska Furniture Mart]], [[Great Wolf Lodge]], [[Kansas City Monarchs|Monarchs Stadium]], the home stadium of the [[Kansas City Monarchs (2021-)|Kansas City Monarchs]] of the [[American Association of Professional Baseball]], over three dozen restaurants, and [[Children's Mercy Park]], the home stadium of the [[Sporting Kansas City]] [[Major League Soccer]] franchise. [[Schlitterbahn Vacation Village]], a {{convert|370|acre|km2|adj=on}} resort and waterpark, opened across I-435 from Village West in June 2009; however, it has been closed since the end of the 2018 season.

On March 30, 2011, [[Google]] announced that Kansas City had been selected as the site of an [[Google Fiber|experimental fiber-optic network]] that it would build at no cost to the city. Kansas City was chosen from a field of 1,100 U.S. communities that had applied for the network. The network became operational in 2012.<ref>[https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broadband-is-coming-to.html Official Google Blog: Ultra high-speed broadband is coming to Kansas City, Kansas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401095807/http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broadband-is-coming-to.html |date=April 1, 2011 }}. Googleblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref> [[Piper, Kansas]], became the first full community in the nation (based on actual residential votes and pre-registration counts) to have residential broadband internet network infrastructures using fiber-optic communication of 1&nbsp;Gbit/s download and upload speeds provided by [[Google Fiber]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fiber.google.com/about/ |title=Google Fiber |access-date=July 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325150505/http://fiber.google.com/about/ |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Largest employers===
According to the city's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wycokck.org/uploadedFiles/Departments/Finance/2015%20Comprehensive%20Annual%20Financial%20Report.pdf|title=Unified Government of Wyandotte County / Kansas City, Kansas CAFR|page=192|access-date=August 21, 2014|date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228170657/https://www.wycokck.org/uploadedFiles/Departments/Finance/2015%20Comprehensive%20Annual%20Financial%20Report.pdf|archive-date=February 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
|1
|[[University of Kansas Hospital]]
|5,000+
|-
|2
|[[University of Kansas Medical Center]]
|3,500–4,000
|-
|3
|[[General Motors|General Motors Corporation]]
|3,500–4,000
|-
|4
|[[Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools|Kansas City, KS School District #500]]
|2,500–4,000
|-
|5
|[[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad]]
|2,500–4,000
|-
|6
|[[Cerner]] Closed 2020
|1,000–2,499
|-
|7
|[[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Unified Government of Wyandotte Co/KCK]] / Kansas City, Kansas 
|1,000–2,499
|-
|8
|[[Associated Wholesale Grocers|Associated Grocers]]
|1,000–2,499
|-
|9
|[[Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth|Providence Medical Center]]
|1,000–2,499
|-
|10
|[[Nebraska Furniture Mart]]
|1,000–2,499
|}

==Government==

===City 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 Legislature passed enabling legislation in 1997, and voters approved the consolidation proposal the same year.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was founded in 1898. By 1918, the department had begun taking photographs and fingerprints of all the people its officers had arrested.

The Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was founded on December 25, 1883. The fire department is part of the Firefighter's Relief Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters. IAFF Local 64 is a charter member and was organized on February 28, 1918. The department has 18 fire stations in the city and covers an area of approximately 127 square miles. The department also has specialty teams, including heavy rescue, hazardous materials, foam team, water rescue, tactical medic, trench rescue, high angle/rope rescue, and technical urban search and rescue. The fire department has four public service programs: a citizens assist program, fire prevention, safe place, and a smoke detector program.

;[[Mayor]]/CEO<ref name="board">{{cite web|title=Board of Commissioners|website=Wyandotte County / Kansas City, Kansas|url=https://www.wycokck.org/Government/Elected-Officials/Board-of-Commissioners|access-date=November 1, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Tyrone Garner (politician)|Tyrone Garner]]

;Board of Commissioners<ref name="board"/>
* At-Large District 1: Melissa Bynum
* At-Large District 2: Tom Burroughs
* District 1: Gayle Townsend
* District 2: William J. Burns
* District 3: Christian Ramirez
* District 4: Evelyn Hill
* District 5: Mike Kane
* District 6: Philip J. Lopez
* District 7: Chuck Stites
* District 8: Andrew Davis

===Law enforcement===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Kansas City
|year= 2012
|homicide= 15
|rape= 85
|robbery= 277
|aggravated_assault= 500
|violent_crime= 877
|burglary= 1,772
|larceny_theft= 4,558
|motor_vehicle_theft= 1,208
|arson= 69
|property_crime= 7,538
|source_url= https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_kansas_by_city_2012.xls
|source_name= 2012 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2012 population: 147,201
}}

The [[Kansas City Police Department (Kansas)]] performs law enforcement in the city. The department was established in 1898 with a staff of 46.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kckpd.org/History |title=Department History |publisher=Kansas City, KS Police Department |accessdate=8 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409062207/http://www.kckpd.org/History |archive-date=9 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Of the statistics available in 2000 based on data collected by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (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.<ref>[http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/20209.html crime county] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712070050/http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/20209.html |date=July 12, 2014 }}. Fedstats.gov (April 20, 2007). Retrieved April 5, 2012.</ref>

==== Golubski scandal ====
{{recentism|section|date=December 2024}}
Retired KCK police detective Roger Golubski had been accused of [[sexual assault]], protecting organized crime, and obtaining convictions on falsified evidence and coerced perjury.

Lamonte McIntire was exonerated and released in October 2017 after 23 years in prison for a double murder.<ref><!-- Amanda Jackson (2020) A wrongfully convicted man who spent 23 years in prison will receive $1.5 million from the state of Kansas-->{{cite Q|Q116153746}}</ref> His mother claimed Golubski tried to force her into a sexual relationship. When she refused, Golubski framed her son. Detectives working the case refused to collect basic evidence. Former KCK Police Chief Terry Ziegler and other supervisors knew about this.<ref>{{cite Q|Q116153806}}<!-- Brian Dulle (2022) Lamonte McIntyre settles wrongful imprisonment lawsuit with Wyandotte County--><!-- National Registry of Exonerations (2017, 2022) Lamonte McIntyre; Other Kansas Murder Exonerations-->{{cite Q|Q116154127}}</ref>

On September 15, 2022, Golubski was indicted by a federal grand jury in [[Topeka]], Kansas,<ref><!-- US DOJ (2022-09-15) Former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Detective Indicted for Sexual Assaults-->{{cite Q|Q116156057}}</ref> and arrested on six counts of sexual assault under color of law.<ref><!--  Margolies, Lowe, an Vockrodt (2022-09-15) Former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski arrested by FBI, charged with sexual assault and kidnapping-->{{cite Q|Q116156095}}</ref> Another three-count federal indictment was unsealed November 14, almost two months later: Golubski and three other men—Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson, and Richard Robinson—were charged with conspiring, decades ago, to keep young women as sex slaves.<ref><!-- US DOJ (2022-11-14) Former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Detective and Three Others Indicted for Conspiracy to Hold Young Women in Involuntary Servitude and Forcing Them to Provide Sexual Services-->{{cite Q|Q116156144}}</ref> At the time of this indictment, Brooks was in a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas; the locations of the others were unavailable.<ref><!-- Peggy Lowe (2022-11-14) Former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski was paid to protect sex traffickers, feds charge-->{{cite Q|Q116156165}}</ref>

Golubski did not face trial for the federal case regarding the alleged abuse and assault of women. He failed to show up to the beginning of his trial on December 2, 2024, and was found dead at his home, the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-02 |title=Ex-Kansas detective accused of sexually assaulting Black women is dead, prosecutors say |url=https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-abuse-trial-roger-golubski-de11e2b098348066b4f37ebd304cbe6d |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==

===Colleges and universities===

;Public
* [[Kansas City Kansas Community College]]
* [[University of Kansas Medical Center]] (home of KU's Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions)

;Private
* [[Donnelly College]]

===School districts===

;Public
* [[Kansas City USD 500]]<ref>{{cite web |title=USD 500 School District Map |date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_500.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706141033/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_500.pdf |archivedate=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Bonner Springs–Edwardsville USD 204]]<ref>{{cite web |title=USD 204 School District Map |date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_204.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706090319/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_204.pdf |archivedate=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Piper USD 203<ref>{{cite web |title=USD 203 School District Map |date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_203.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706090250/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_203.pdf |archivedate=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Turner USD 202<ref>{{cite web |title=USD 202 School District Map |date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_202.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706090215/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_202.pdf |archivedate=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

;Private
* Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City

===Secondary schools===
* [[Bishop Ward High School]]
* Fairfax Learning Center
* J. C. Harmon High School
* Kansas City Kansas Community College: Technical Education Center
* [[Piper High School (Kansas)|Piper High School]], Kansas City in [[Piper, Kansas|Piper]]
* [[F.L. Schlagle High School]]
* [[Kansas State School for the Blind|Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB)]]
* [[Sumner Academy of Arts & Science]]
* Turner High School
* Washington High School
* [[Wyandotte High School]] in Kansas City

===Public libraries===
The [[Kansas City, Kansas Public Library]] system has five branch libraries spread throughout Wyandotte County: the Main Library, South Branch Library, Turner Community Library, West Wyandotte Library, and the Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Environmental Library in Wyandotte County Lake Park. The system was formed in 1895. In 1899, it came under the authority of the Kansas City, Kansas Public School District Board of Education.<ref>http://www.kckpl.org/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728140128/http://www.kckpl.org/ |date=July 28, 2010 }} Kansas City, Kansas Public Library</ref>

==Transportation==
River transportation was important to early Kansas City, Kansas, as its location at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers afforded easy access to trade. [[Kansas City Area Transportation Authority]] provides transportation for 60k riders daily. A portion of I-70 was the first project in the United States completed under the provisions of the new Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (though not the first constructed or to begin construction).

[[File:I70Kansas.JPG|thumb|right|Interstate 70 as it enters Kansas, crossing the [[Kansas River]] (2010)]]
[[File:Kansas City, Kansas Line.jpg|thumb|right|City limits of Kansas City, Kansas]]

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=KS|I|35}} – To [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], Iowa, to the north and [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], Kansas, to the south.
*{{jct|state=KS|I|70}} – To [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], Missouri, to the east and [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], Kansas/[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], Colorado, to the west.
*{{jct|state=KS|I|435}} – A bi-state loop through the Missouri and Kansas suburbs, providing access to [[Kansas City International Airport]]
*{{jct|state=KS|I|635}} – Connects the Kansas suburbs with Kansas City, Kansas, and Riverside, Missouri, just north of Kansas City, Missouri
*{{jct|state=KS|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
*{{jct|state=KS|US|24|US|40}} – Combination of the [[U.S. Highway 24 (Kansas)|US-24]] and [[U.S. Highway 40 (Kansas)|US-40]] highways that pass through Kansas City
*{{jct|state=KS|K|5}} – A minor freeway bypassing the north of Kansas City, Kansas, connecting the [[General Motors Corporation|GM]] Fairfax plant with I-635. K-5 continues as Leavenworth Road west to I-435 then on to [[Leavenworth, Kansas|Leavenworth]], Kansas
*{{jct|state=KS|K|7}} – A freeway linking [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth County]], Kansas; [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte County]], Kansas; and [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County]], Kansas
*{{jct|state=KS|K|32}} – A highway that links [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth County]], Kansas, [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte County]], and [[Douglas County, Kansas|Douglas County]], Kansas
*{{jct|state=KS|US|169}}, 7th Street Trafficway
*South 18th Street Expressway
*[[State Avenue (Kansas City, Kansas)|State Avenue]] and Parallel Parkway
*Kansas Avenue and the [[Turner Diagonal]]

===Airports===
The nearest airport is [[Kansas City International Airport]].

===Rail===
Passenger rail service is provided by [[Amtrak]] at the nearby [[Kansas City Union Station]] via the [[Southwest Chief]] and [[Missouri River Runner]].

===Bus===
* [[RideKC]] - The local transit provider
* [[Greyhound Lines]] - Intercity bus serving the 47th Street Transit Center

==Culture==
Kansas City, Kansas, has a number of buildings that are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The city is home to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]], which covers {{convert|12500|sqmi|km2}} in eastern Kansas.

[[Memorial Hall (Kansas City, Kansas)|Memorial Hall]] is a 3,500-seat indoor arena/auditorium located in the city's downtown. The venue, which has a permanent stage, is used for public assemblies, concerts, and sporting events. In 1887, John G. Braecklein constructed a [[Victorian home]] for John and Margaret Scroggs in the area of [[Strawberry Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)|Strawberry Hill]]. It is a fine example of the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] [[architecture]] erected in Kansas City, Kansas.

[[File:RosedaleArchKCK.png|thumb|[[Rosedale Arch]], a replica of the [[Arc de Triomphe]], at the top of Memorial Drive ({{Coord|39|3|49.8|N|94|36|54.2|W|type:landmark|name=Rosedale arch}}).]]
The [[Rosedale Arch]], dedicated to the men of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I, is a small-scale replica of France's famous [[Arc de Triomphe]]. It is located on Mount Marty in Rosedale, overlooking the intersection of [[Rainbow Boulevard (Kansas City)|Rainbow]] and Southwest Boulevards.

[[Wyandotte High School]] is a public school building located at 2501 Minnesota Avenue. Built in 1936 as a [[Works Progress Administration]] project, the school was later designated as a Historical Landmark by the city in 1985 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. In 1889, the Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society was established as a permanent repository of the county's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wycokck.org|title=City of Kansas City, Kansas|work=wycokck.org|access-date=March 19, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401070123/http://www.wycokck.org/|archive-date=April 1, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Argentine Carnegie Library]], the only [[Carnegie library]] that exists in the metropolitan area, was built in 1917.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/carnegie/page95.html carnegie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121013200/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/carnegie/page95.html |date=January 21, 2013 }}. Skyways.lib.ks.us (July 20, 1914). Retrieved April 5, 2012.</ref> The library has moved the collections and staff from Argentine to the new South Branch, at 3104 Strong Ave., a few blocks to the west and north, which opened September 26, 2012. The library has turned over the building to the Kansas City, Kansas, US$500.<ref>[[Argentine Carnegie Library]]. Argentine Carnegie Library.</ref>

Other points of interest in the Kansas City, Kansas, area include [[Fire Station No. 9, Kansas City, Kansas|Fire Station No. 9]],<ref>[http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Fire_Station_No._9,_Kansas_City,_Kansas Fire Station No. 9, Kansas City, Kansas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192747/http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Fire_Station_No._9,_Kansas_City,_Kansas |date=September 27, 2007 }}. Archiplanet.org. Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.chwconline.com/images/firestation/FS9-firemen.jpg image FS9-firemen]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Chwconline.com. Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref> [[Granada Theater (Kansas City, Kansas)|Granada Theater]],<ref>[http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/ks.html theatres ks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118163257/http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/ks.html |date=January 18, 2016 }}. Agilitynut.com. Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenland.com/theatre/granadaindex.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113230024/http://www.screenland.com/theatre/granadaindex.html|url-status=dead|title=screenland.com granada|archive-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> [[Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District]],<ref>Located between Olathe Blvd., Frances St., 43rd Ave., and State Line Rd., Kansas City {{Coord|39.051777|-94.609612|type:landmark}}</ref> [[Huron Cemetery]],<ref>Downtown KCK</ref> [[Judge Louis Gates House]],<ref>"[[Prairie School]]" [[architect]] [[Clarence E. Shepard]] designed house for Judge [[Louis R. Gates]]</ref> Kansas City, Kansas Hall, Kansas City, Kansas Fire Headquarters, [[Great Wolf Lodge]], [[Schlitterbahn Vacation Village]], [[Quindaro Townsite]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/KSCOLL/lochist/quindaro/quindaro.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010708020956/http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/KSCOLL/lochist/quindaro/quindaro.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2001|title=Quindaro, Kansas / Kansas Collection at KCKPL|date=July 8, 2001}}</ref><ref>[http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/21-4/21-4-11.pdf The Educational Value of Quindaro Townsite in the 21st century] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219175028/http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/21-4/21-4-11.pdf |date=February 19, 2013 }}. (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.kshs.org/resource/ks_preservation/kpmarapr07.pdf Quindaro Townsite Artifacts Find a Permanent Home at KSHS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704050123/http://www.kshs.org/resource/ks_preservation/kpmarapr07.pdf |date=July 4, 2007 }}. (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2012.</ref> [[Sauer Castle]],<ref>935 Shawnee Rd, Kansas City {{Coord|39.068884|-94.633355|type:landmark}}</ref> [[Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Kansas)|Scottish Rite Temple]],<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/wyandott/history/1911/volume1/434.html#043512 The Scottish Rite Masons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145035/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/wyandott/history/1911/volume1/434.html#043512 |date=September 29, 2007 }}. skyways.lib.ks.us</ref> [[Shawnee Street Overpass]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/rosedale/Chap13.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030821010354/http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/rosedale/Chap13.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2003|title=The Winding Valley and The Craggy Hillside by Margaret Landis.|date=August 21, 2003}}</ref><ref>now called Shawnee Rd. {{Coord|39.071145|-94.620266|type:landmark}}</ref> Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, St. Augustine Hall, Theodore Shafer House, Trowbridge Archeological Site,<ref>[[Harry M. Trowbridge]] dug around North 61st Street and Leavenworth Road {{Coord|39.143475|-94.71983|type:landmark}}</ref> Westheight Manor and Westheight Manor District,<ref>North 18th Street to North 25th Street, State Avenue to Wood Avenue {{Coord|39.120272|-94.654212|type:landmark}}, which is just north of the [[Wyandotte High School]]</ref> White Church Christian Church,<ref>Built with native stone in 1832, oldest Kansas church still in use. It is located at 2200 N 85th St. {{Coord|39.130776|-94.775587|type:landmark}}</ref> Wyandotte County Courthouse and the [[Muncie, Kansas|Muncie]] area.

===Media===
{{Main|Media in Kansas City, Missouri}}

Kansas City, Kansas, is part of a bi-state media market that comprises 32 counties in northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. The Kansas City media market (ranked 32nd by [[Arbitron]]<ref>[http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/bluebook_sp08.pdf Arbitron, Inc., ''Spring '08 Blue Book,'' "2008 Market Survey Schedule: All Markets,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819203149/http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/bluebook_sp08.pdf |date=August 19, 2008 }}, p. 4</ref> and 31st by [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/nielsen-people-meter-markets/1649 |title=TV by the Numbers, ''Nielsen People Meter Markets'', November 6, 2007: "Rank, Designated Market Area, Homes" |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.com |access-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416204928/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/nielsen-people-meter-markets/1649 |archive-date=April 16, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) includes 10 television stations and 30 FM and 21 AM radio stations. Due to its close proximity to the [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] media market, most of the television and radio stations from that city are receivable [[over-the-air TV|over-the-air]] in portions of the Kansas City, Kansas, area. [[KCTV]], the market's [[CBS]] affiliate, is licensed to Kansas City, Missouri, but operates out of Kansas City, Kansas.

====Newspapers====
Kansas City, Kansas, is served by the ''[[Kansas City Kansan|Kansan]]'', a daily newspaper which ceased its print publication and became an online-only paper in 2009. Newspapers serving the city's suburbs include ''The Record'' (serving Turner, Argentine, and Rosedale), ''Piper Press'' (serving Piper), and ''The Wyandotte West'' (weekly publication for western Wyandotte County).

Weekly newspapers include alternative publication ''[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]'', faith-oriented newspaper ''The Kansas City Metro Voice'', ''[[The Wyandotte Echo]]'' (which focuses on legal news), ''The Call'' (which is focused on the African-American community),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kccall.com |title=The Call |publisher=Kccall.com |access-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516045929/http://kccall.com/ |archive-date=May 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> business newspaper ''[[Kansas City Business Journal]],'' and the bilingual publication ''Dos Mundos''.

====Broadcast media====
The major U.S. broadcast television networks have affiliates in the Kansas City market, including [[WDAF-TV]] 4 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[KCTV]] 5 ([[CBS]]), [[KMBC-TV]] 9 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[KCPT]] 19 ([[PBS]]), [[KCWE]] 29 ([[The CW]]), [[KSHB-TV]] 41 ([[NBC]]) and [[KSMO-TV]] 62 ([[MyNetworkTV]]). Other television stations in the market include [[Saint Joseph, Missouri]]-based [[KTAJ-TV]] 16 ([[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]), KCKS-LD 25, [[Lawrence, Kansas]]-based [[KMCI-TV]] 38 ([[Independent station (North America)|independent]]), Spanish-language station [[KUKC-LD]] 20 ([[Univision]]), and [[KPXE-TV]] 50 ([[Ion Television]]).

==Sports==
{{Main|Sports in Kansas City}}

[[File:Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg|thumb|Kansas City's [[Children's Mercy Park]] hosts [[Sporting Kansas City]] of [[Major League Soccer]] (2011)]]

===Sporting Kansas City===
The [[Major League Soccer]] franchise [[Sporting Kansas City]] (which was originally known as the ''Kansas City Wiz'' for its inaugural year in 1996 and the ''Kansas City Wizards'' from 1997 to 2010) currently plays its home games at [[Children's Mercy Park]] in the Village West district. The team originally planned to move to [[Trails Stadium]], a planned stadium facility in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011, but the project was scuttled in 2009. The developer of the planned venue moved the project to the Village West area, near Legends Field, and received the needed approvals in January 2010.

===Kansas City Current===
The [[Kansas City Current]] replaced the now defunct [[National Women's Soccer League]] team [[FC Kansas City]], which ceased operations in 2017. The Current played its [[2021 Kansas City Current season|inaugural season]] at [[Legends Field (Kansas City)|Legends Field]] before moving for the [[2022 Kansas City Current season|2022 season]] to [[Children's Mercy Park]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Kansas City NWSL to Play 2022 Home Matches at Children's Mercy Park |url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-nwsl-to-play-2022-home-matches-at-childrens-merc |publisher=[[Kansas City Current]] |access-date=December 1, 2021 |date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> The team's ownership committed to building a soccer specific stadium across the state line in Kansas City, Missouri, on the Berkley Riverfront Park,<ref>{{cite press release |title=Kansas City NWSL and Port KC Finalize Plans for First NWSL Purpose-Built Stadium at Kansas City Riverfront |url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-nwsl-and-port-kc-finalize-plans-for-first-nwsl-p |publisher=[[Kansas City Current]] |access-date=December 1, 2021 |date=October 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kshb.com/sports/local-sports/kansas-city-nwsl/stadium-for-kansas-city-nwsl-to-be-built-along-berkley-riverfront |title=Stadium for Kansas City NWSL to be built along Berkley Riverfront |date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=[[KSHB-TV]] |first=Katelyn |last=Brown}}</ref> which broke ground on October 6, 2022, with a goal to open by March 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/kansas-city-current/kc-current-sets-timeline-for-new-stadium-construction/ |title=KC Current sets timeline for new stadium construction |date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=[[WDAF-TV|FOX 4]] |first=PJ |last=Green}}</ref>

===Kansas City Monarchs===
The [[Kansas City Monarchs (2021-)|Kansas City Monarchs]] is an [[independent baseball]] team in the [[American Association of Professional Baseball|American Association]], which moved to Kansas City, Kansas, in 2003 and, through 2019, played its home games at Legends Field, located adjacent to the Village West development in western Wyandotte County. The team was previously a member of the [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]] (which was not affiliated with [[Major League Baseball]]), until it dissolved following the 2010 season. While the remaining Northern League teams became members of the [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]] as part of the Northern League's merger with the [[Golden Baseball League]] and [[United Baseball League]], the T-Bones joined many other former Northern League teams in the relatively new American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. The T-Bones won the Northern League Championship in 2008 and the American Association Championship in 2018. The Unified Government evicted it from its stadium on October 14, 2019, for nonpayment of rent and utilities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hardy |first1=Kevin |title=Wyandotte County evicts T-Bones for unpaid rent, utilities |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article236196543.html |access-date=October 16, 2019 |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

===Auto racing===
The [[Kansas Speedway]] is an auto racetrack adjacent to the Village West area in western Wyandotte County. The speedway, which is used for races that are part of the [[NASCAR Cup Series]] and other racing series, is a {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} [[tri-oval]] with turns which bank at a 15° angle. The track held its first race on June 2, 2001, when the [[Winston West Series]] contested the Kansas 100. The top-level NASCAR Cup Series holds the annual [[Hollywood Casino 400]] at the track. The [[IndyCar Series]] previously ran the [[RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300]] from 2001 to 2010, with IndyCar driver [[Scott Dixon]] setting the overall lap record for all series.

==Notable people==
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{{main|List of people from Kansas City, Kansas}}

==Further reading==
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{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Wyandotte County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Wyandotte County, Kansas}}
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/225075/ ''Tuttle and Pike's Atlas of Kansas City, Kansas & Vicinity'']; Tuttle & Pike; 13 pages; 1907.
* ''Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas – Historical and Biographical''; Goodspeed Publishing Co; 932 pages; 1890.<ref name="book1890">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/wyandottecountyk00good/|title=Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Historical and biographical. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a careful history of Wyandotte County, and a comprehensive history of the growth of the cities, towns and villages ..|work=Internet Archive|year=1890|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404103946/https://archive.org/details/wyandottecountyk00good/|archive-date=April 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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