Kansas CityMissouri
Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Kansas City
Set in the western part of Missouri, Kansas City is a big city with an estimated population of 516,032. It ranks as the 1st largest city in Missouri and the 38th largest in the entire United States.
Kansas City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 314.51 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,641 residents per square mile.
📰 Kansas City News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Kansas City Unique
- The largest city in Missouri — the economic and cultural anchor of the state.
- Ranked #38 in the United States by population.
- Unusually large footprint: 314.51 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
- Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Kansas City
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Kansas City
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- 2000 Vine · Art gallery
- American Jazz Museum · Museum
- American Jazz Walk of Fame · Attraction
- Arabia Steamboat Museum · Museum
- Belger Arts Center · Art gallery
- Belger Crane Yard Studios · Art gallery
- Black Archives Of Mid-America · Museum
- Breakout KC · Attraction
- Four Chapter Gallery · Art gallery
- Leedy-Voulkos Art Center · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kansas City
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Kansas City
- ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE ARMOUR IHS
- ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE CHERRY ELEM
- ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE CTR.
- Academie Lafayette Armour IMS
- Academie Lafayette Oak Elem
- GENESIS SCHOOL INC.
- GORDON PARKS ELEM.
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEM
- KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE
- MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOL
- NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR.
- SCUOLA VITA NUOVA CHARTER
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Saint Lukes North Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Kansas City Va Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- University Health Lakewood Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- St Joseph Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Research Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- The Children'S Mercy Hospital · 24/7 ER · Childrens
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.