French cartographer Guillaume Delisle used the descriptions to make the area's first reasonably accurate map. The Spanish took over the region in the Treaty of Paris in 1763, but were not to play a major role other than taxing and licensing Missouri River ship traffic.
Louis, in the lower Missouri Valley as early as 1765 and in 1821 the Chouteaus reached Kansas City, where François Chouteau established Chouteau's Landing. After the 1804 Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark visited the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, noting it was a good place to build a fort.
Louis, in the lower Missouri Valley as early as 1765 and in 1821 the Chouteaus reached Kansas City, where François Chouteau established Chouteau's Landing. After the 1804 Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark visited the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, noting it was a good place to build a fort.
This park includes the Shoal Creek Living History Museum, a village of more than 20 historical buildings dating from 1807 to 1885.
Louis, in the lower Missouri Valley as early as 1765 and in 1821 the Chouteaus reached Kansas City, where François Chouteau established Chouteau's Landing. After the 1804 Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark visited the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, noting it was a good place to build a fort.
Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west.
In 1831, a group of Mormons from New York settled in what would become the city.
They built the first school within Kansas City's current boundaries, but were forced out by mob violence in 1833, and their settlement remained vacant. In 1831 Gabriel Prudhomme Sr., a Canadian trapper, purchased 257 acres of land fronting the Missouri River.
They built the first school within Kansas City's current boundaries, but were forced out by mob violence in 1833, and their settlement remained vacant. In 1831 Gabriel Prudhomme Sr., a Canadian trapper, purchased 257 acres of land fronting the Missouri River.
He operated a ferry on the river. In 1833 John McCoy, son of Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy, established West Port along the Santa Fe Trail, away from the river.
In 1834 McCoy established Westport Landing on a bend in the Missouri to serve as a landing point for West Port.
Several years after Gabriel Prudhomme's death, a group of fourteen investors purchased his land at auction on 14 November 1838.
By 1839 the investors divided the property and the first lots were sold in 1846 after legal complications were settled.
By 1839 the investors divided the property and the first lots were sold in 1846 after legal complications were settled.
On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory.
The city was ranked as a gamma- global city in 2020 by GaWC. ==History== Kansas City, Missouri, was incorporated as a town on June 1, 1850, and as a city on March 28, 1853.
The remaining lots were sold by February 1850.
In 1850, the landing area was incorporated as the Town of Kansas.
Shortly after the city's incorporation in 1850, so-called Bleeding Kansas erupted, affecting border ruffians and Jayhawkers.
The city was ranked as a gamma- global city in 2020 by GaWC. ==History== Kansas City, Missouri, was incorporated as a town on June 1, 1850, and as a city on March 28, 1853.
Three major trails – the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon – all passed through Jackson County. On February 22, 1853, the City of Kansas was created with a newly elected mayor.
The City Market is also home to the Arabia Steamboat Museum, which houses artifacts from a steamboat that sank near Kansas City in 1856. ====Downtown==== Downtown Kansas City is an area of bounded by the Missouri River to the north, 31st Street to the south, Troost Avenue to the East, and State Line Road to the west.
Nichols Parkway at the entrance to the Plaza Shopping District; and the fountain at Hallmark Cards World Headquarters in Crown Center. ====City Market==== Since its inception in 1857, City Market has been one of the largest and most enduring public farmers' markets in the American Midwest, linking growers and small businesses to the community.
Although the First Battle of Independence in August 1862 resulted in a Confederate States Army victory, the Confederates were unable to leverage their win in any significant fashion, as Kansas City was occupied by Union troops and proved too heavily fortified to assault.
The Second Battle of Independence, which occurred on October 21–22, 1864, as part of Sterling Price's Missouri expedition of 1864, also resulted in a Confederate triumph.
The population exploded after 1869, when the Hannibal Bridge, designed by Octave Chanute, opened.
Sothern, and Robert Mantell. Theater troupes in the 1870s toured the state performing in cities or small towns springing up along the railroad lines.
From 1870 to 1957, Kansas City's streetcar system was among the top in the country, with over of track at its peak.
William Rockhill Nelson and his partner, Samuel Morss, first published the evening paper on September 18, 1880.
The city also had a number of minor league baseball teams between 1885 and 1955.
This park includes the Shoal Creek Living History Museum, a village of more than 20 historical buildings dating from 1807 to 1885.
The city is called the "Heart of America", as it is near both the population center of the United States and the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states. ===Performing arts=== There were only two theaters in Kansas City when David Austin Latchaw, originally from rural Pennsylvania, moved to Kansas City in 1886.
The boom prompted a name change to Kansas City in 1889, and the city limits to be extended south and east.
Rags to Be-bop: the Sounds of Kansas City Music, 1890–1945.
Kessler, was constructed from 1893 to 1915. Cliff Drive, in Kessler Park on the North Bluffs, is a designated State Scenic Byway.
Westport became part of Kansas City on December 2, 1897.
In 1900, Kansas City was the 22nd largest city in the country, with a population of 163,752 residents. Kansas City, guided by architect George Kessler, became a forefront example of the City Beautiful movement, offering a network of boulevards and parks.
Louis and the Southern District is in Springfield). The Mayor, City Council, and City Manager are listed below: ===National political conventions=== Kansas City hosted the 1900 Democratic National Convention, the 1928 Republican National Convention and the 1976 Republican National Convention.
The Star competed with the morning Kansas City Times before acquiring that publication in 1901.
In 1903 the 8th Street Tunnel was built as an underground streetcar system through the city.
From 1903 through 1954, the Kansas City Blues played in the high-level American Association minor league.
The most common religious denominations in the area are: None/No affiliation 49.25% Catholic 13.2% Baptists 10.4% Other Christian 10.3% Methodist 6.0% Pentecostal 2.7% Latter-day Saint 2.5% Lutheran 2.3% Presbyterian 1.7% Judaism 0.4% Eastern religions 0.4% Islam 0.4% ===Walt Disney=== In 1911, Elias Disney moved his family from Marceline to Kansas City.
As theater grew in popularity after the mid-1880s that number increased and by 1912 ten new theaters had been built in Kansas City. By the 1920s Kansas City was the center of the vaudevillian Orpheum circuit. The Kansas City Repertory Theatre is the metropolitan area's top professional theatre company.
New neighborhoods, like Southmoreland and the Rockhill District were conceived to accommodate the city’s largest residencies of palatial proportions. The relocation of Union Station to its current location in 1914 and the opening of the Liberty Memorial in 1923 provided two of the city's most identifiable landmarks.
Kessler, was constructed from 1893 to 1915. Cliff Drive, in Kessler Park on the North Bluffs, is a designated State Scenic Byway.
In 1919, Walt returned from France where he had served as a Red Cross Ambulance Driver in World War I.
Celebrated cultural traditions include Kansas City jazz, theater which was the center of the Vaudevillian Orpheum circuit in the 1920s, the Chiefs and Royals sports franchises, and famous cuisine based on Kansas City-style barbecue, Kansas City strip steak, and craft breweries.
As theater grew in popularity after the mid-1880s that number increased and by 1912 ten new theaters had been built in Kansas City. By the 1920s Kansas City was the center of the vaudevillian Orpheum circuit. The Kansas City Repertory Theatre is the metropolitan area's top professional theatre company.
The Kansas City Monarchs of the now-defunct Negro National and Negro American Leagues represented Kansas City from 1920 through 1955.
The American Royal each fall hosts what it claims is the world's biggest barbecue contest. Classic Kansas City-style barbecue was an inner-city phenomenon that evolved from the pit of Henry Perry, a migrant from Memphis who is generally credited with opening the city's first barbecue stand in 1921, and blossomed in the 18th and Vine neighborhood.
New neighborhoods, like Southmoreland and the Rockhill District were conceived to accommodate the city’s largest residencies of palatial proportions. The relocation of Union Station to its current location in 1914 and the opening of the Liberty Memorial in 1923 provided two of the city's most identifiable landmarks.
Nichols in 1925, as part of his Country Club District plan. ====20th century streetcar system==== The Kansas City streetcar system once had hundreds of miles of streetcars running through the city and was one of the largest systems in the country.
The last run of the streetcar was on June 23, 1957 but the tunnel still exists. ===Pendergast era=== At the start of the 20th century, political machines gained clout in the city, with the one led by Tom Pendergast dominating the city by 1925.
Kansas City broadcasting jobs have been a stepping stone for national television and radio personalities, notably Walter Cronkite and Mancow Muller. WDAF radio (now at 106.5 FM; original 610 AM frequency now occupied by KCSP) signed on in 1927 as an affiliate of the NBC Red Network, under the ownership of The Star.
Louis and the Southern District is in Springfield). The Mayor, City Council, and City Manager are listed below: ===National political conventions=== Kansas City hosted the 1900 Democratic National Convention, the 1928 Republican National Convention and the 1976 Republican National Convention.
The city's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic whites, declined from 89.5% in 1930 to 54.9% in 2010. In 1940, the city had about 400,000 residents; by 2000, it was home to only about 180,000.
The Chorale has made nine recordings (three with the Phoenix Chorale). ===Jazz=== Kansas City jazz in the 1930s marked the transition from big bands to the bebop influence of the 1940s.
Between 1931 and 1982 Kansas City was home to the Calvin Company, a large movie production company that specialized in promotional and sales short films and commercials for corporations, as well as educational films for schools and the government.
in 1982 to replace the defunct Kansas City Philharmonic, which was founded in 1933.
The official record highest temperature is , set on August 14, 1936 at Downtown Airport, while the official record lowest is , set on December 22 and 23, 1989.
Founded in 1938, Jess & Jim's Steakhouse in the Martin City neighborhood was also well known. The Kansas City Strip cut of steak is similar to the New York Strip cut, and is sometimes referred to just as a strip steak.
The machine fell in 1939 when Pendergast, riddled with health problems, pleaded guilty to tax evasion after long federal investigations.
Many also went north of the Missouri River, where Kansas City had incorporated areas between the 1940s and 1970s. ====Troost dividing wall and white flight==== Troost Avenue, once the eastern edge of Kansas City, Mo.
The city's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic whites, declined from 89.5% in 1930 to 54.9% in 2010. In 1940, the city had about 400,000 residents; by 2000, it was home to only about 180,000.
From 1940 to 1960, the city more than doubled its physical size, while increasing its population by only about 75,000.
By 1970, the city covered approximately , more than five times its size in 1940. ====Hyatt Regency walkway collapse==== The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse was a major disaster that occurred on July 17, 1981, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200 others during a tea dance in the 45-story Hyatt Regency hotel in Crown Center.
The Chorale has made nine recordings (three with the Phoenix Chorale). ===Jazz=== Kansas City jazz in the 1930s marked the transition from big bands to the bebop influence of the 1940s.
The most nationally prominent Democrat associated with the machine was Harry S Truman, who became a Senator, Vice President and then President of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
In 1946 one of Perry's cooks, George W.
In 1949, the Star signed on WDAF-TV as an affiliate of the NBC television network.
This led to the dominating economic success of the neighboring Johnson County. In 1950, African Americans represented 12.2% of Kansas City's population.
These stockyards were second only to those of Chicago in size, but they never recovered from the Great Flood of 1951 and eventually closed.
The most nationally prominent Democrat associated with the machine was Harry S Truman, who became a Senator, Vice President and then President of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
KCMO radio (originally at 810 AM, now at 710 AM) signed on KCMO-TV (now KCTV) in 1953.
From 1903 through 1954, the Kansas City Blues played in the high-level American Association minor league.
In 2021, they lost Super Bowl LV to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 31-9. ===Professional baseball=== The Athletics baseball franchise played in the city from 1955, after moving from Philadelphia, to 1967, when the team relocated to Oakland, California.
The Kansas City Monarchs of the now-defunct Negro National and Negro American Leagues represented Kansas City from 1920 through 1955.
The city also had a number of minor league baseball teams between 1885 and 1955.
In 1955, Kansas City became a major league city when the Philadelphia Athletics baseball franchise relocated to the city in 1955.
The last run of the streetcar was on June 23, 1957 but the tunnel still exists. ===Pendergast era=== At the start of the 20th century, political machines gained clout in the city, with the one led by Tom Pendergast dominating the city by 1925.
The Kansas City metropolitan area has experienced several significant outbreaks of tornadoes in the past, including the Ruskin Heights tornado in 1957 and the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence.
Every summer from mid-June to early July, The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival performs at Southmoreland Park near the Nelson-Atkins Museum; the festival was founded by Marilyn Strauss in 1993. The Kansas City Ballet, founded in 1957 by Tatiana Dokoudovska, is a ballet troupe comprising 25 professional dancers and apprentices.
The Star sold off the WDAF stations in 1957, following an antitrust investigation by the United States government (reportedly launched at Truman's behest, following a long-standing feud with the Star) over the newspaper's ownership of television and radio stations.
From 1870 to 1957, Kansas City's streetcar system was among the top in the country, with over of track at its peak.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, founded in 1958, performs at the Kauffman Center, offers one American contemporary opera production during its season, consisting of either four or five productions.
The sprawling characteristics of the city and its environs today mainly took shape after 1960s race riots.
From 1940 to 1960, the city more than doubled its physical size, while increasing its population by only about 75,000.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Kansas City annexed large amounts of land, which are largely undeveloped to this day. Between the 2000 and 2010 Census counts, the urban core of Kansas City continued to drop significantly in population.
Bryant's and Gates are the two definitive Kansas City barbecue restaurants; native Kansas Citian and essayist Calvin Trillin famously called Bryant's "the single best restaurant in the world" in an essay he wrote for Playboy magazine in the 1960s.
The rapid sprawl in the following years led this private system to be shut down. ====KCATA- RideKC==== On December 28, 1965, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) was formed via a bi-state compact created by the Missouri and Kansas legislatures.
In 2021, they lost Super Bowl LV to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 31-9. ===Professional baseball=== The Athletics baseball franchise played in the city from 1955, after moving from Philadelphia, to 1967, when the team relocated to Oakland, California.
Following the 1967 season, the team relocated to Oakland, California. Kansas City was represented in the National Basketball Association by the Kansas City Kings (called the Kansas City-Omaha Kings from 1972 to 1975), when the former Cincinnati Royals moved to the Midwest.
The April 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
was a catalyst for the 1968 Kansas City riot.
They came back in 1969 to become the last AFL champion and win Super Bowl IV against the NFL champion Minnesota Vikings by a score of 23–7.
The city's Major League Baseball franchise, the Royals, started play in 1969, and are the only major league sports franchise in Kansas City that has not relocated or changed its name.
Many also went north of the Missouri River, where Kansas City had incorporated areas between the 1940s and 1970s. ====Troost dividing wall and white flight==== Troost Avenue, once the eastern edge of Kansas City, Mo.
By 1970, the city covered approximately , more than five times its size in 1940. ====Hyatt Regency walkway collapse==== The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse was a major disaster that occurred on July 17, 1981, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200 others during a tea dance in the 45-story Hyatt Regency hotel in Crown Center.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Kansas City annexed large amounts of land, which are largely undeveloped to this day. Between the 2000 and 2010 Census counts, the urban core of Kansas City continued to drop significantly in population.
In the 1970s, Kansas City attempted to resurrect the glory of the jazz era in a family-friendly atmosphere.
In the 1970s, an effort to open jazz clubs in the River Quay area of City Market along the Missouri ended in a gang war.
In the 1970s, the Kansas City mob was involved in a gang war over control of the River Quay entertainment district, in which three buildings were bombed and several gangsters were killed.
Following the 1967 season, the team relocated to Oakland, California. Kansas City was represented in the National Basketball Association by the Kansas City Kings (called the Kansas City-Omaha Kings from 1972 to 1975), when the former Cincinnati Royals moved to the Midwest.
The team left for Sacramento in 1985. In 1974, the National Hockey League placed an expansion team in Kansas City called the Kansas City Scouts.
Berkely Riverfront Park, on the banks of the Missouri River on the north edge of downtown, holds annual Independence Day celebrations and other festivals. A program went underway to replace many of the fast-growing sweetgum trees with [varieties. ===Civil Engineering Landmark=== In 1974, the Kansas City Park and Boulevard System was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
Following the 1967 season, the team relocated to Oakland, California. Kansas City was represented in the National Basketball Association by the Kansas City Kings (called the Kansas City-Omaha Kings from 1972 to 1975), when the former Cincinnati Royals moved to the Midwest.
The Royals were the first American League expansion team to reach the playoffs, in 1976, to reach the World Series in 1980, and to win the World Series in 1985.
The team moved to Denver in 1976, then to New Jersey in 1982 where they have remained ever since as the New Jersey Devils. ==Parks and boulevards== Kansas City has of boulevards and parkways, 214 urban parks, 49 ornamental fountains, 152 ball diamonds, 10 community centers, 105 tennis courts, 5 golf courses, 5 museums and attractions, 30 pools, and 47 park shelters.
Louis and the Southern District is in Springfield). The Mayor, City Council, and City Manager are listed below: ===National political conventions=== Kansas City hosted the 1900 Democratic National Convention, the 1928 Republican National Convention and the 1976 Republican National Convention.
In 1977, Rich Davis, a psychiatrist, test-marketed his own concoction called K.C.
The 1979 documentary The Last of the Blue Devils portrays this era in interviews and performances by local jazz notables.
From 1980 to 1995, the Ballet was run by dancer and choreographer Todd Bolender.
The Royals were the first American League expansion team to reach the playoffs, in 1976, to reach the World Series in 1980, and to win the World Series in 1985.
By 1970, the city covered approximately , more than five times its size in 1940. ====Hyatt Regency walkway collapse==== The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse was a major disaster that occurred on July 17, 1981, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200 others during a tea dance in the 45-story Hyatt Regency hotel in Crown Center.
in 1982 to replace the defunct Kansas City Philharmonic, which was founded in 1933.
The team moved to Denver in 1976, then to New Jersey in 1982 where they have remained ever since as the New Jersey Devils. ==Parks and boulevards== Kansas City has of boulevards and parkways, 214 urban parks, 49 ornamental fountains, 152 ball diamonds, 10 community centers, 105 tennis courts, 5 golf courses, 5 museums and attractions, 30 pools, and 47 park shelters.
Between 1931 and 1982 Kansas City was home to the Calvin Company, a large movie production company that specialized in promotional and sales short films and commercials for corporations, as well as educational films for schools and the government.
Kansas City native Robert Altman directed movies at the Calvin Company, which led him to shoot his first feature film, The Delinquents, in Kansas City using many local players. The 1983 television movie The Day After was filmed in Kansas City and Lawrence, Kansas.
The first book that detailed the history of the Irish in Kansas City was Missouri Irish: Irish Settlers on the American Frontier, published in 1984.
The Royals were the first American League expansion team to reach the playoffs, in 1976, to reach the World Series in 1980, and to win the World Series in 1985.
The team left for Sacramento in 1985. In 1974, the National Hockey League placed an expansion team in Kansas City called the Kansas City Scouts.
Between 1986 and 2000, it combined with Dance St.
He renamed it KC Masterpiece, and in 1986, he sold the recipe to the Kingsford division of Clorox.
The official record highest temperature is , set on August 14, 1936 at Downtown Airport, while the official record lowest is , set on December 22 and 23, 1989.
The 1990s film Truman, starring Gary Sinise, was filmed in the city.
Kansas City, Mo.: University of Missouri at Kansas City, University Libraries, Marr Sound Archives, 1991.
The Kansas City Irish Fest is held over Labor Day weekend every year in Crown Center and Washington Park. ===Casinos=== Missouri voters approved riverboat casino gaming on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers by referendum with a 63% majority on November 3, 1992.
Every summer from mid-June to early July, The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival performs at Southmoreland Park near the Nelson-Atkins Museum; the festival was founded by Marilyn Strauss in 1993. The Kansas City Ballet, founded in 1957 by Tatiana Dokoudovska, is a ballet troupe comprising 25 professional dancers and apprentices.
The first casino facility in the state opened in September 1994 in North Kansas City by Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesar's Entertainment).
From 1980 to 1995, the Ballet was run by dancer and choreographer Todd Bolender.
They play their games in T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. ===Professional soccer=== The Kansas City Wiz became a charter member of Major League Soccer in 1996.
It was renamed the Kansas City Wizards in 1997.
The city's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic whites, declined from 89.5% in 1930 to 54.9% in 2010. In 1940, the city had about 400,000 residents; by 2000, it was home to only about 180,000.
The area has grown from almost 4,000 residents in the early 2000s to nearly 30,000 .
Strong demand has led to occupancy rates in the upper 90%. While the residential population of downtown has boomed, the office population has dropped significantly from the early 2000s to the mid 2010s.
Kansas City's Union Station is home to Science City, restaurants, shopping, theaters, and the city's Amtrak facility.After years of neglect and seas of parking lots, Downtown Kansas City is undergoing a period of change with over $6 billion in development since 2000.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Kansas City annexed large amounts of land, which are largely undeveloped to this day. Between the 2000 and 2010 Census counts, the urban core of Kansas City continued to drop significantly in population.
Even so, the population of Kansas City as a whole from 2000 to 2010 increased by 4.1%. ==Economy== As of 2016 all employment growth in the area since 2000 has been in neighboring Kansas, mostly in Johnson County.
Between 1986 and 2000, it combined with Dance St.
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, it required a costly overhaul to conform to the tighter security protocols.
The region can also experience ice storms during the winter months, such as the 2002 ice storm during which hundreds of thousands of residents lost power for days and (in some cases) weeks.
The Kansas City metropolitan area has experienced several significant outbreaks of tornadoes in the past, including the Ruskin Heights tornado in 1957 and the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence.
As of 2003, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, a big band jazz orchestra, performs in the metropolitan area. In 2018, UNESCO named Kansas City as a "City of Music", making it the only city in the United States with that distinction.
The Kansas City Royals have 1 Kansas City based player in the MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame, George Brett. The Kansas City T-Bones, playing in the independent Northern League from 2003 until 2010, and currently in the independent American Association since 2011, and unaffiliated minor league team.
It was designated as the National World War I Museum and Memorial in 2004 by the United States Congress.
Reed, who as senator, broke a tie to pass the Federal Reserve Act. The national headquarters for the Veterans of Foreign Wars is headquartered just south of Downtown. With a Gross Metropolitan Product of $41.68 billion in 2004, Kansas City's (Missouri side only) economy makes up 20.5% of Missouri's gross state product.
Route 71, a thoroughfare long notorious for fatal accidents. In July 2005, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) launched Kansas City's first bus rapid transit line, the Metro Area Express (MAX), which links the River Market, Downtown, Union Station, Crown Center and the Country Club Plaza.
The compact gave the KCATA responsibility for planning, construction, owning and operating passenger transportation systems and facilities within the seven-county area. =====RideKC Bus and MAX===== In July 2005, the KCATA launched Kansas City's first bus rapid transit line, the Metro Area Express (MAX).
Construction was scheduled to start in early 2018 with Loews as the operator. From 2007 to 2017, downtown residential population in Kansas City quadrupled and continues to grow.
It is the closest major city to the geographic center of the contiguous United States, or "Lower 48". ===Cityscape=== Kansas City, Missouri, comprises more than 240 neighborhoods, some with histories as independent cities or as the sites of major events. ====Architecture==== The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art opened its Euro-Style Bloch addition in 2007, and the Safdie-designed Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2011.
Its first tenant opened on November 9, 2007.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and The National Association of Basketball Coaches are based in Kansas City. The business community is serviced by two major business magazines, the Kansas City Business Journal (published weekly) and Ingram's Magazine (published monthly), as well as other publications, including a local society journal, the Independent (published weekly). The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank built a new building that opened in 2008 near Union Station.
The combined revenues for four casinos exceeded $153 million per month in May 2008.
The metropolitan area is home to six casinos: Ameristar Kansas City, Argosy Kansas City, Harrah's North Kansas City, Isle of Capri Kansas City, the 7th Street Casino (which opened in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2008) and Hollywood Casino (which opened in February 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas). ===Cuisine=== Kansas City is famous for its steak and Kansas City-style barbecue, along with the typical array of Southern cuisine.
The men's tournament has been played at T-Mobile Center since March 2008.
The city's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic whites, declined from 89.5% in 1930 to 54.9% in 2010. In 1940, the city had about 400,000 residents; by 2000, it was home to only about 180,000.
Strong demand has led to occupancy rates in the upper 90%. While the residential population of downtown has boomed, the office population has dropped significantly from the early 2000s to the mid 2010s.
By the mid 2010s, many office buildings were converted to residential uses and the Class A vacancy rate plunged to 12% in 2017.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Kansas City annexed large amounts of land, which are largely undeveloped to this day. Between the 2000 and 2010 Census counts, the urban core of Kansas City continued to drop significantly in population.
Even so, the population of Kansas City as a whole from 2000 to 2010 increased by 4.1%. ==Economy== As of 2016 all employment growth in the area since 2000 has been in neighboring Kansas, mostly in Johnson County.
The Kansas City Royals have 1 Kansas City based player in the MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame, George Brett. The Kansas City T-Bones, playing in the independent Northern League from 2003 until 2010, and currently in the independent American Association since 2011, and unaffiliated minor league team.
In 2010, a second MAX line was added on Troost Avenue.
The Kauffman Performing Arts Center opened in 2011 providing a new, modern home to the KC Orchestra and Ballet.
It is the closest major city to the geographic center of the contiguous United States, or "Lower 48". ===Cityscape=== Kansas City, Missouri, comprises more than 240 neighborhoods, some with histories as independent cities or as the sites of major events. ====Architecture==== The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art opened its Euro-Style Bloch addition in 2007, and the Safdie-designed Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2011.
The Kansas City Royals have 1 Kansas City based player in the MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame, George Brett. The Kansas City T-Bones, playing in the independent Northern League from 2003 until 2010, and currently in the independent American Association since 2011, and unaffiliated minor league team.
In 2011, the team was renamed Sporting Kansas City and moved to its new stadium Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
The KCATA continues to expand MAX with additional routes on Prospect Avenue, Troost Avenue, and Independence Avenue. In 2013, construction began on a two-mile streetcar line in downtown Kansas City (funded by a $102 million ballot initiative that was passed in 2012) that runs between the River Market and Union Station, it began operation in May 2016.
The metropolitan area is home to six casinos: Ameristar Kansas City, Argosy Kansas City, Harrah's North Kansas City, Isle of Capri Kansas City, the 7th Street Casino (which opened in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2008) and Hollywood Casino (which opened in February 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas). ===Cuisine=== Kansas City is famous for its steak and Kansas City-style barbecue, along with the typical array of Southern cuisine.
The city is planning another MAX line down Prospect Avenue. The Prospect MAX line launched in 2019 and Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the service would be fare-free indefinitely. =====RideKC Streetcar===== On December 12, 2012, a ballot initiative to construct a $102 million, 2-mile (3200 m) modern streetcar line in downtown Kansas City was approved by local voters.
The KCATA continues to expand MAX with additional routes on Prospect Avenue, Troost Avenue, and Independence Avenue. In 2013, construction began on a two-mile streetcar line in downtown Kansas City (funded by a $102 million ballot initiative that was passed in 2012) that runs between the River Market and Union Station, it began operation in May 2016.
FC Kansas City began play in 2013 as an expansion team of the National Women's Soccer League; the team's home games are held at Swope Soccer Village. ===College athletics=== In college athletics, Kansas City has been the home of the Big 12 College Basketball Tournaments.
From 2013 to 2017 the average commuting time was 21.8 minutes.
The Royals returned to the World Series in 2014 and won in 2015.
The city launched the KC Film Office in October 2014 with the goal of better marketing the city for prospective television shows and movies to be filmed there.
In 2015 a memorial called the Skywalk Memorial Plaza was built for the families of the victims of the disaster, across the street from the hotel which is now a Sheraton. ===21st century=== ====Downtown Kansas City re-development==== In the 21st century, the Kansas City area has undergone extensive redevelopment, with more than $6 billion in improvements to the downtown area on the Missouri side.
In 2015, an 800-room Hyatt Convention Center Hotel was announced for a site next to the Performance Arts Center & Bartle Hall.
The Royals returned to the World Series in 2014 and won in 2015.
The last citywide election was held in May 2015.
The officials took office in August 2015 and will hold the position until 2019. Pendergast was the most prominent leader during the machine politics days.
The Port Authority of Kansas City is also studying running an extension to Berkley Riverfront Park. =====RideKC Bridj===== In 2015, the KCATA, Unified Government Transit, Johnson County Transit, and IndeBus began merging from individual metro services into one coordinated transit service for the metropolitan area, called RideKC.
The merger and full coordination is expected to be complete by 2019. ===Walkability=== A 2015 study by Walk Score ranked Kansas City as the 42nd most walkable out of the 50 largest U.S.
About 4.6 of working Kansas City residents worked at home. In 2015, 11.4 percent of Kansas City households were without a car, which was virtually unchanged in 2016 (11.3 percent).
The KCATA continues to expand MAX with additional routes on Prospect Avenue, Troost Avenue, and Independence Avenue. In 2013, construction began on a two-mile streetcar line in downtown Kansas City (funded by a $102 million ballot initiative that was passed in 2012) that runs between the River Market and Union Station, it began operation in May 2016.
Citywide, voter support for rail projects continues to grow with numerous light rail projects in the works. In 2016, Jackson County, Missouri, acquired unused rail lines as part of a long-term commuter rail plan.
Even so, the population of Kansas City as a whole from 2000 to 2010 increased by 4.1%. ==Economy== As of 2016 all employment growth in the area since 2000 has been in neighboring Kansas, mostly in Johnson County.
The city's funding of $7 million for improvements to the 18th and Vine Jazz District in 2016, coupled with the city's rich musical heritage, contributed to the designation. ===Irish culture=== The large community of Irish-Americans numbers over 50,000.
The City Council passed several film tax incentives in February 2016 to take effect in May 2016; the KC Film Office is coordinating its efforts with the State of Missouri to reinstate film incentives on a statewide level.
The streetcar route runs along Main Street from the River Market to Union Station; it debuted on May 6, 2016.
RideKC Bridj is a micro transit service partnership between Ford Bridj and KCATA that began on March 7, 2016, much like a taxicab service and with a mobile app.
About 4.6 of working Kansas City residents worked at home. In 2015, 11.4 percent of Kansas City households were without a car, which was virtually unchanged in 2016 (11.3 percent).
The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016.
Kansas City averaged 1.58 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household. ==Sister cities== Kansas City has 15 sister cities: ==See also== Kansas City Police Officers Association Kansas City Rescue Mission List of people from Kansas City, Missouri Sites of interest of Kansas City ==Notes== ==References== ==Further reading== ===Online sources=== University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Construction was scheduled to start in early 2018 with Loews as the operator. From 2007 to 2017, downtown residential population in Kansas City quadrupled and continues to grow.
By the mid 2010s, many office buildings were converted to residential uses and the Class A vacancy rate plunged to 12% in 2017.
In 2017, voters approved the formation of a TDD to expand the streetcar line south 3.5 miles from Union Station to UMKC's Volker Campus.
Additionally in 2017, the KC Port Authority began engineering studies for a Port Authority funded streetcar expansion north to Berkley Riverfront Park.
For the time being, the line is being converted to a trail while county officials negotiate with railroads for access to tracks in Downtown Kansas City. On November 7, 2017, Kansas City, Missouri, voters overwhelmingly approved a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport by a 75% to 25% margin.
Now shuttered Smith Electric Vehicles built electric vehicles in the former TWA/American Airlines overhaul facility at Kansas City International Airport until 2017. One of the largest US drug manufacturing plants is the Sanofi-Aventis plant in south Kansas City on a campus developed by Ewing Kauffman's Marion Laboratories.
From 2013 to 2017 the average commuting time was 21.8 minutes.
In April 2017, voters approved an $800 million general obligation bond, part of which is designated for sidewalk repairs and creating complete-streets. ===Modal characteristics=== According to the American Community Survey, 81.6 percent of working Kansas City residents commuted to work by driving alone, 7.9 percent carpooled, 2.7 percent used public transportation, and 1.7 percent walked to work.
By 2018, the arena was being converted to a sports complex under the name Hy-Vee Arena.
Construction was scheduled to start in early 2018 with Loews as the operator. From 2007 to 2017, downtown residential population in Kansas City quadrupled and continues to grow.
In 2018, UNESCO designated Kansas City as a City of Music.
As of 2003, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, a big band jazz orchestra, performs in the metropolitan area. In 2018, UNESCO named Kansas City as a "City of Music", making it the only city in the United States with that distinction.
The program, historically known as the UMKC Kangaroos, adopted its current branding after the 2018–19 school year. In addition to serving as the home stadium of the Chiefs, Arrowhead Stadium serves as the venue for various intercollegiate football games.
Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 495,327 in 2019, making it the 38th most-populous city in the United States.
The Kansas City Main Post Office is at 300 West Pershing Road. In 2019, the US Department of Agriculture relocated two federal research labs, ERS and NIFA, to the metro area.
The officials took office in August 2015 and will hold the position until 2019. Pendergast was the most prominent leader during the machine politics days.
The city is planning another MAX line down Prospect Avenue. The Prospect MAX line launched in 2019 and Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the service would be fare-free indefinitely. =====RideKC Streetcar===== On December 12, 2012, a ballot initiative to construct a $102 million, 2-mile (3200 m) modern streetcar line in downtown Kansas City was approved by local voters.
The merger and full coordination is expected to be complete by 2019. ===Walkability=== A 2015 study by Walk Score ranked Kansas City as the 42nd most walkable out of the 50 largest U.S.
The city was ranked as a gamma- global city in 2020 by GaWC. ==History== Kansas City, Missouri, was incorporated as a town on June 1, 1850, and as a city on March 28, 1853.
In 2020, after 50 years, they won Super Bowl LIV with the score of 31–20 against the San Francisco 49ers.
Kansas City was named as a top city to live and work in as a movie maker in 2020. ==Infrastructure== Originally, Kansas City was the launching point for travelers on the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails.
In 2021, they lost Super Bowl LV to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 31-9. ===Professional baseball=== The Athletics baseball franchise played in the city from 1955, after moving from Philadelphia, to 1967, when the team relocated to Oakland, California.
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