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Independence, Missouri

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kansas City. It is located about 11 miles [17 km] to the west of Independence and has a population of 441,545 people.<1>

The next largest community is Overland Park (KS). It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the southwest of Independence 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)   W20 mi [32.19 km]142,5622.93% decrease
 Lawrence (KS)   W49 mi [78.9 km]90,52013.01% increase
 Leavenworth (KS)   NW34 mi [54.7 km]34,7291.95% decrease
 Leawood (KS)   SW19 mi [30.58 km]31,34213.33% increase
 Lenexa (KS)   W21 mi [33.8 km]46,82216.36% increase
 Olathe (KS)   SW28 mi [45.06 km]119,99329.08% increase
 Prairie Village (KS)   SW16 mi [25.75 km]21,4792.69% decrease
 Shawnee (KS)   W24 mi [38.62 km]60,95427% increase
 Belton   SW20 mi [32.19 km]24,59113.17% increase
 Blue Springs   SE6 mi [9.66 km]55,69815.84% increase
 Gladstone   NW14 mi [22.53 km]28,2437.12% increase
 Grandview   SW17 mi [27.36 km]24,0333.41% decrease
 Lee's Summit   S11 mi [17.7 km]84,20819.11% increase
 Liberty   N11 mi [17.7 km]30,56816.53% increase
 Raytown   SW8 mi [12.87 km]28,1947.22% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Birmingham   NW7 mi [11.27 km]2223.74% increase
 Buckner   NE8 mi [12.87 km]2,7882.31% increase
 Cement City   NW5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Claycomo   NW10 mi [16.09 km]1,3113.47% increase
 East Kansas City   NW9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Glenaire   NW10 mi [16.09 km]6039.04% increase
 Grain Valley   SE9 mi [14.48 km]10,352100.62% increase
 Lake City   E5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Lake Tapawingo   SE5 mi [8.05 km]7866.76% decrease
 Missouri City   N10 mi [16.09 km]33112.2% increase
 Randolph   NW9 mi [14.48 km]518.51% increase
 River Bend   N7 mi [11.27 km]910% decrease
 Sibley   NE10 mi [16.09 km]3275.76% decrease
 Sugar Creek   NW4 mi [6.44 km]3,5337.97% decrease
 Unity Village   S9 mi [14.48 km]11418.57% decrease

Clay County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay: Clinton, Ray, Jackson, Wyandotte (KS) and Platte.

While not sharing a border with Clay, the following counties are close to Independence: Cass, Johnson (KS) and Lafayette.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Independence
 Douglas County (KS)   WWeaver (KS)39 miles [62 km]
 Johnson County (KS)   WMission Woods (KS)14 miles [22 km]
 Leavenworth County (KS)   WHighland (KS)27 miles [43 km]
 Miami County (KS)   SWWea (KS)30 miles [48 km]
 Wyandotte County (KS)   WFairfax (KS)14 miles [22 km]
 Buchanan County   NWPlatte River36 miles [57 km]
 Caldwell County   NPrairie Ridge34 miles [54 km]
 Carroll County   EMiles Point36 miles [57 km]
 Cass County   WKansas City11 miles [17 km]
 Clinton County   NHaynesville25 miles [40 km]



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) 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.

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 Independence.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Independence 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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