Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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Kansas City is a city covering parts of Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri. Although it is the largest city in Jackson County, the suburb of Independence is the county seat. Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, it lies along the boundary between Missouri and Kansas, and is directly opposite Kansas City, Kansas.

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City - Jackson - Clay - Platte - Counties - Missouri - Suburb - Independence - Missouri - Kansas - River - Kansas City - Kansas

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Often abbreviated KCMO, Kansas City is the center of the Kansas City metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 441,545, making it the largest city in Missouri. Combined with Kansas City, Kansas, the population is 588,411, but the entire urban area (in both states) is approximately 2 million.

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Kansas City metropolitan area - 2000 census - Kansas City, Kansas

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The current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri is Kay Barnes, the city's first female mayor. Elected in March 1999 and again in March 2003, her second of two terms will expire in April 2007.

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Kay Barnes - March 1999 - March 2003 - April 2007

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