Blue Springs, Missouri

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kansas City. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the northwest of Blue Springs and has a population of 441,545 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Overland Park (KS). It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the west of Blue Springs 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	25 mi [40.23 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Leavenworth (KS)	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	34,729	1.95% decrease
	Leawood (KS)	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	31,342	13.33% increase
	Lenexa (KS)	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Olathe (KS)	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Prairie Village (KS)	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	21,479	2.69% decrease
	Shawnee (KS)	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Belton	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	24,591	13.17% increase
	Gladstone	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	28,243	7.12% increase
	Grandview	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	24,033	3.41% decrease
	Independence	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
	Lee's Summit	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Liberty	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	30,568	16.53% increase
	Raytown	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease
	Warrensburg	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	19,034	16.49% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bates City	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	266	8.57% increase
	Buckner	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,788	2.31% increase
	Cement City	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Grain Valley	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	10,352	100.62% increase
	Greenwood	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,649	17.64% increase
	Hicks City	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Lake City	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Lake Lotawana	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,954	4.38% increase
	Lake Tapawingo	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	786	6.76% decrease
	Levasy	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	97	10.19% decrease
	Lone Jack	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	917	73.67% increase
	Oak Grove	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,852	23.79% increase
	Sibley	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	327	5.76% decrease
	Sugar Creek	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,533	7.97% decrease
	Unity Village	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	114	18.57% decrease

Jackson County

Blue Springs is located in Jackson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson: Clay, Ray, Lafayette, Johnson, Cass, Johnson (KS) and Wyandotte (KS).

While not sharing a border with Jackson, the counties of Platte and Miami (KS) are close to Blue Springs.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Blue Springs
	Johnson County (KS)	W	Mission Hills (KS)	18 miles [28 km]
	Leavenworth County (KS)	NW	Highland (KS)	32 miles [51 km]
	Miami County (KS)	SW	Wea (KS)	29 miles [46 km]
	Wyandotte County (KS)	W	Grays Park (KS)	19 miles [30 km]
	Bates County	SW	Drexel	39 miles [62 km]
	Caldwell County	N	Prairie Ridge	38 miles [61 km]
	Carroll County	NE	Miles Point	34 miles [54 km]
	Cass County	SW	Lee's Summit	8 miles [12 km]
	Clay County	NW	Independence	6 miles [9 km]
	Clinton County	N	Haynesville	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<3>

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