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Albany, Missouri

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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 DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Kansas City (KS)   W33 mi [53.1 km]142,5622.93% decrease
 Leavenworth (KS)   W43 mi [69.2 km]34,7291.95% decrease
 Leawood (KS)   SW35 mi [56.3 km]31,34213.33% increase
 Lenexa (KS)   SW37 mi [59.5 km]46,82216.36% increase
 Olathe (KS)   SW44 mi [70.8 km]119,99329.08% increase
 Prairie Village (KS)   SW32 mi [51.5 km]21,4792.69% decrease
 Shawnee (KS)   W39 mi [62.8 km]60,95427% increase
 Belton   SW35 mi [56.3 km]24,59113.17% increase
 Blue Springs   SW16 mi [25.75 km]55,69815.84% increase
 Gladstone   W23 mi [37.01 km]28,2437.12% increase
 Grandview   SW32 mi [51.5 km]24,0333.41% decrease
 Independence   SW15 mi [24.14 km]110,4402.51% decrease
 Lee's Summit   SW25 mi [40.23 km]84,20819.11% increase
 Liberty   W16 mi [25.75 km]30,56816.53% increase
 Raytown   SW24 mi [38.62 km]28,1947.22% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Buckner   SW7 mi [11.27 km]2,7882.31% increase
 Camden   E5 mi [8.05 km]1994.78% decrease
 Crystal Lakes   NW10 mi [16.09 km]4045.48% increase
 Excelsior Springs   NW10 mi [16.09 km]12,00210.65% increase
 Fleming   SE3 mi [4.83 km]1174.1% decrease
 Henrietta   E9 mi [14.48 km]4325.47% decrease
 Levasy   S6 mi [9.66 km]9710.19% decrease
 Napoleon   S6 mi [9.66 km]1965.77% decrease
 Orrick   SWLess than 2 mi8227.54% decrease
 Rayville   N8 mi [12.87 km]1935.39% decrease
 Richmond   NE8 mi [12.87 km]5,8903.7% decrease
 Sibley   SW5 mi [8.05 km]3275.76% decrease
 Wellington   SE8 mi [12.87 km]7632.68% decrease
 Wood Heights   N8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Woods Heights   N8 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:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Albany
 Johnson County (KS)   SWMission Woods (KS)29 miles [46 km]
 Leavenworth County (KS)   WHighland (KS)38 miles [61 km]
 Wyandotte County (KS)   WFairfax (KS)27 miles [43 km]
 Buchanan County   NWGower37 miles [59 km]
 Caldwell County   NPolo22 miles [35 km]
 Carroll County   EMiles Point22 miles [35 km]
 Cass County   WKansas City24 miles [38 km]
 Clay County   WClevenger5 miles [8 km]
 Clinton County   NWHaynesville19 miles [30 km]
 Jackson County   SWSibley5 miles [8 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found 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) Albany. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Albany.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Albany and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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