Lenexa, Kansas

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The 2000 Census showed that Lenexa had a population of 40,238 people^<1>. This represents 1.49% of the total population of Kansas, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
8	Salina	W	155 mi [249.4 km]	46,483	1.76% increase
9	Manhattan	W	101 mi [162.5 km]	52,284	16.62% increase
10	Hutchinson	W	183 mi [294.5 km]	40,889	0.25% increase
-11-	Lenexa			46,822	16.36% increase
12	Leavenworth	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	34,729	1.95% decrease
13	Garden City	W	338 mi [543 km]	28,557	0.37% increase
14	Leawood	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	31,342	13.33% increase

Lenexa had 16,378 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Lenexa has an area^<4> of 34.28 square miles [88.8 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Lenexa had a 2000 population density of 1,173 people per square mile [453.2 people/km²].

Johnson County

The city of Lenexa is located in Johnson County.

The county had a population of 454,605 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 40,238 people, Lenexa contained 8.85% of the Johnson County total.

In addition, where the community of Lenexa has a population density of 1,173 people per square mile [453.2 people/km²], Johnson County averages 953 people per square mile [368.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Johnson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Lenexa and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Lenexa. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Lenexa. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Lenexa, it also contains a comparison between Lenexa and the state of Kansas.

Click here for the Lenexa QuickFact (QF-2039350).

The following communities are nearby Lenexa and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Overland Park	QF-2053775	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	171,231	14.86% increase
	Shawnee	QF-2064500	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Olathe	QF-2052575	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Kansas City	QF-2036000	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Kansas City (MO)	QF-2938000	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	451,572	2.27% increase
	Raytown (MO)	QF-2960788	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease
	Lee's Summit (MO)	QF-2941348	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Independence (MO)	QF-2935000	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Lenexa.

A Census Quickfact is available for Johnson County (QF-29091).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Johnson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Wyandotte	QF-20209	N	154,287	2.26% decrease
	Jackson (MO)	QF-29095	NE	668,417	1.94% increase
	Cass (MO)	QF-29037	SE	98,429	19.17% increase
	Miami	QF-20121	S	30,989	8.7% increase
	Franklin	QF-20059	SW	26,562	6.89% increase
	Douglas	QF-20045	W	114,748	14.43% increase
	Leavenworth	QF-20103	NW	74,276	7.77% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Lenexa:

Lenexa is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Lenexa.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lenexa. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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