Kansas City, Missouri

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Kansas City is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Overland Park (KS). It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the southwest of Kansas City and has a population of 149,080 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Kansas City (KS)	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Lawrence (KS)	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	90,520	13.01% increase
	Leavenworth (KS)	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	34,729	1.95% decrease
	Leawood (KS)	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	31,342	13.33% increase
	Lenexa (KS)	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Olathe (KS)	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Shawnee (KS)	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Blue Springs	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	55,698	15.84% increase
	Gladstone	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	28,243	7.12% increase
	Grandview	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	24,033	3.41% decrease
	Independence	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
	Lee's Summit	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Liberty	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	30,568	16.53% increase
	Raytown	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease
	Saint Joseph	N	46 mi [74 km]	76,197	2.98% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Westwood Hills (KS)	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	364	3.7% decrease
	Westwood (KS)	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,481	3.39% decrease
	Avondale	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	543	2.65% increase
	Birmingham	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	222	3.74% increase
	Claycomo	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,311	3.47% increase
	East Kansas City	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Houston Lake	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	262	7.75% decrease
	North Kansas City	NW	Less than 2 mi	5,746	21.89% increase
	Northmoor	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	399	---
	Oaks	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	139	2.21% increase
	Oakview	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	396	2.59% increase
	Oakwood Park	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	182	0.55% decrease
	Oakwood	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	205	4.06% increase
	Randolph	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	51	8.51% increase
	Riverside	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,986	0.23% increase

Cass County

Kansas City is primarily located in Cass County. A portion of Kansas City extends into Clay County, Jackson County and Platte County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass: Jackson, Johnson, Henry, Bates, Miami (KS) and Johnson (KS).

While not sharing a border with Cass, the following counties are close to Kansas City: Clay, Wyandotte (KS) and Platte.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Kansas City
	Atchison County (KS)	NW	Oak Mills (KS)	33 miles [53 km]
	Douglas County (KS)	W	Weaver (KS)	29 miles [46 km]
	Franklin County (KS)	SW	Wellsville (KS)	39 miles [62 km]
	Jefferson County (KS)	W	McLouth (KS)	35 miles [56 km]
	Johnson County (KS)	SW	Westwood Hills (KS)	6 miles [9 km]
	Leavenworth County (KS)	W	Highland (KS)	16 miles [25 km]
	Miami County (KS)	S	Bucyrus (KS)	28 miles [45 km]
	Wyandotte County (KS)	W	Fairfax (KS)	3 miles [4 km]
	Buchanan County	NW	Dearborn	30 miles [48 km]
	Caldwell County	NE	Prairie Ridge	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<3>

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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.

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