Independence, Missouri

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The 2000 Census showed that Independence had a population of 113,288 people^<1>. This represents 2.02% of the total population of Missouri, making it the state's 4th 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
1	Kansas City	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	451,572	2.27% increase
2	Saint Louis	E	225 mi [362.1 km]	354,361	1.77% increase
3	Springfield	SE	142 mi [228.5 km]	156,206	3.05% increase
-4-	Independence			110,440	2.51% decrease
5	Columbia	E	108 mi [173.8 km]	100,733	19.17% increase
6	Saint Joseph	NW	52 mi [83.7 km]	76,197	2.98% increase
7	Lee's Summit	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	84,208	19.11% increase

Independence had 50,213 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Independence has an area^<4> of 78.3 square miles [202.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Independence had a 2000 population density of 1,446 people per square mile [558 people/km²], making it the state's 182nd most densely populated area.

Clay County

The city of Independence is primarily located in Clay County and is the county seat. A portion of Independence extends into Jackson County.

The county had a population of 184,806 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 113,288 people, Independence contained 61.3% of the Clay County total.

In addition, where the community of Independence has a population density of 1,446 people per square mile [558 people/km²], Clay County averages 466.3 people per square mile [180 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Independence and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Independence. 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 Independence. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Independence, it also contains a comparison between Independence and the state of Missouri.

Click here for the Independence QuickFact (QF-2935000).

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

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Blue Springs	QF-2906652	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	55,698	15.84% increase
	Raytown	QF-2960788	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease
	Kansas City	QF-2938000	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	451,572	2.27% increase
	Lee's Summit	QF-2941348	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Kansas City (KS)	QF-2036000	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Lenexa (KS)	QF-2039350	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Overland Park (KS)	QF-2053775	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	171,231	14.86% increase
	Shawnee (KS)	QF-2064500	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	60,954	27% increase

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

A Census Quickfact is available for Clay County (QF-20047).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Clay County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clinton	QF-29049	N	21,094	10.84% increase
	Ray	QF-29177	E	23,445	0.3% increase
	Jackson	QF-29095	S	668,417	1.94% increase
	Wyandotte (KS)	QF-20209	SW	154,287	2.26% decrease
	Platte	QF-29165	W	85,896	15.69% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

Independence 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 Independence.

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<6>

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) Independence. 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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