Albany, Missouri

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kansas City. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the west of Albany and has a population of 441,545 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Overland Park (KS). It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the southwest of Albany and has a population of 149,080 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Kansas City (KS)	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Leavenworth (KS)	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	34,729	1.95% decrease
	Leawood (KS)	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	31,342	13.33% increase
	Lenexa (KS)	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Olathe (KS)	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Prairie Village (KS)	SW	32 mi [51.5 km]	21,479	2.69% decrease
	Shawnee (KS)	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Belton	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	24,591	13.17% increase
	Blue Springs	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	55,698	15.84% increase
	Gladstone	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	28,243	7.12% increase
	Grandview	SW	32 mi [51.5 km]	24,033	3.41% decrease
	Independence	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
	Lee's Summit	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Liberty	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	30,568	16.53% increase
	Raytown	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Buckner	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,788	2.31% increase
	Camden	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	199	4.78% decrease
	Crystal Lakes	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	404	5.48% increase
	Excelsior Springs	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	12,002	10.65% increase
	Fleming	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	117	4.1% decrease
	Henrietta	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	432	5.47% decrease
	Levasy	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	97	10.19% decrease
	Napoleon	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	196	5.77% decrease
	Orrick	SW	Less than 2 mi	822	7.54% decrease
	Rayville	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	193	5.39% decrease
	Richmond	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,890	3.7% decrease
	Sibley	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	327	5.76% decrease
	Wellington	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	763	2.68% decrease
	Wood Heights	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Woods Heights	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---

Ray County

Albany is located in Ray County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ray: Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson and Lafayette.

While not sharing a border with Ray, the following counties are close to Albany: Cass, Johnson and Platte.

Below are counties that are near Albany (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Albany:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Albany
	Johnson County (KS)	SW	Mission Woods (KS)	29 miles [46 km]
	Leavenworth County (KS)	W	Highland (KS)	38 miles [61 km]
	Wyandotte County (KS)	W	Fairfax (KS)	27 miles [43 km]
	Buchanan County	NW	Gower	37 miles [59 km]
	Caldwell County	N	Polo	22 miles [35 km]
	Carroll County	E	Miles Point	22 miles [35 km]
	Cass County	W	Kansas City	24 miles [38 km]
	Clay County	W	Clevenger	5 miles [8 km]
	Clinton County	NW	Haynesville	19 miles [30 km]
	Jackson County	SW	Sibley	5 miles [8 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<3>

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