Areas •
Downtown Kansas City is a section of western Kansas City, Missouri, where corporate offices and much of the city's entertainment facilities are located. The area has been undergoing a massive revitalization since 2000, and increased its population by over 7,000 people between 2000 and 2005. The
Power and Light District,
Historic Garment District, and the
T-Mobile Center are in the downtown area. • The
Northland is a section of the metropolitan area north of the Missouri River, comprising Clay and Platte Counties in Missouri. This area includes the northern half of Kansas City, Missouri, which is referred to as Kansas City, North to distinguish it from the rest of the Northland and the city of
North Kansas City. •
River Market is an area north of downtown, south of the Missouri River and west of Highway 9, and is home to a large farmer's market. •
North Kansas City is an
enclaved city surrounded by Kansas City, Missouri. •
Shawnee Mission is a district created by the
United States Postal Service that encompasses 16 cities and towns in northeast
Johnson County, Kansas, most of which also lie in the school district of the same name. • The
Waldo Residential District (Waldo) is in Kansas City, Missouri, near 75th Street and Wornall Road. •
Country Club Plaza ("the Plaza") is an upscale shopping district built by the
J.C. Nichols Company in 1923, and was the first suburban shopping district in the United States. • The
Country Club District is an associated group of neighborhoods built along
Ward Parkway by J.C. Nichols, which is just south of the Country Club Plaza and includes Sunset Hill, Brookside, Crestwood, and Mission Hills, Kansas. • 39th Street (also referred to as the Volker neighborhood or "Restaurant Row") is a small section of West 39th Street between State Line Road and the Southwest Trafficway in Kansas City, Missouri. The area has many restaurants, bars and shops, and is just across the state line from the
University of Kansas Medical Center. •
University of Kansas Hospital (KUMED) is the corporate name of the hospital on the KU Medical Center campus. • Benton Curve is a curve at the cross-section of Interstate 70 and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri; the area has long been prone to traffic accidents. •
Pendleton Heights is a neighborhood in the Historic Northeast district of Kansas City, Missouri, which is bordered by Cliff Drive to the north, Chestnut Trafficway to the east, Independence Avenue to the south, and The Paseo to the west. It is Kansas City's oldest surviving neighborhood, and has the city's largest concentration of Victorian homes. • The
Grandview Triangle is the intersection of four major highways: Interstate 435, Interstate 470, Interstate 49, and
U.S. Route 71 (
Bruce R. Watkins Drive). Notorious for fatal accidents, the Triangle has undergone improvements and upgrades in recent years. •
Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, named for former mayor and current Congressman
Emanuel Cleaver, comprises recently renamed portions of 47th Street and Brush Creek Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. •
18th and Vine Historic District (18th and Vine) is a neighborhood on Kansas City, Missouri's north side that contains the
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the
American Jazz Museum. This area was the heart of Kansas City's black business district. • The
Library District is a recently defined district around the new
Central Library at 14 West 10th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. • 135th Street (Overland Park, Kansas) is a shopping area featuring several indoor and outlet malls, restaurants, and two movie theaters. • Prariefire is a modern shopping and leisure area featuring fine restaurants and a high-end bowling venue. The Museum of Prariefire is its main attraction. •
Strawberry Hill is a historical area in Kansas City, Kansas that was home to many eastern European immigrants. Later, the neighborhood became home to many Latino and Latino families. •
Hospital Hill is an area near 23rd Street and Holmes Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, and consists of two major hospitals (University Health and the Children's Mercy Hospital) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Pharmacy, and School of Nursing. •
Argentine is a neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas, centered along Metropolitan and Strong avenues from 27th to 30th streets. It is one of the oldest Mexican/Latino neighborhoods in Kansas City, with Mexican immigration to that area starting in the 1800s. • The
Crossroads Arts District is a neighborhood in the downtown area between the Central Business District and
Union Station, centered around the intersection of 19th Street and Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It contains dozens of art galleries, and is considered to be the center of the arts culture in the metropolitan area. Local artists sponsor exhibits in the district on the first Friday of each month. •
Quality Hill is a residential and commercial neighborhood atop the bluff on the west side of the Central Business District of Downtown Kansas City, across the river from the Charles B. Wheeler Airport. •
Washington-Wheatley is a historically
Black neighborhood southeast of the 18th and Vine Historical District. •
The Westside is a historically African American and Chicano/Latino neighborhood near Southwest Boulevard and Interstate 35. •
Westport is a historic district that includes the oldest building still standing in the city and that is home to much of the metropolitan area's entertainment and nightlife. •
Valentine is a neighborhood north of Westport that includes the historic Uptown Theater. •
West Bottoms has many of the oldest buildings and the former location of the city's stockyards. It is now known for its arts community, the
American Royal,
Hy-Vee Arena, antique stores, and First Fridays events. •
Rosedale is the southernmost district of Kansas City, Kansas, and the only part of that city whose streets are on the metropolitan grid. Home to the main hospital of the
University of Kansas Health System, it was the last municipality absorbed by Kansas City, Kansas, prior to the creation of the
Unified Government of Kansas City and Wyandotte County. • Union Hill •
Armourdale is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas, and is one of the historically Chicano(a) neighborhoods of the Kansas City metropolitan area. •
Sheffield is an industrial district in the Blue River valley on the city's far northeast side. •
East Bottoms, also known as the Industrial District, is primarily known for its industrial businesses and railroad activity. •
Brookside is a pedestrian-friendly district built in the 1920s, centered on the
Brookside Shopping District at 63rd Street and Brookside Boulevard. • Hanover Heights is a small neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas'
Rosedale section that was once primarily noted for the antiques shops along 45th Avenue, with the neighborhood's boundaries running mainly between Rainbow Boulevard and State Line Road, running south of the
KU Medical Center to the Johnson County border. • The Historic Northeast District (Northeast) is a working-class immigrant collection of neighborhoods between downtown Kansas City and the suburb of Independence. • The
Truman Sports Complex, at the junction of I-70 and I-435 (east of downtown Kansas City, Missouri), is home to several professional sports attractions. It is anchored by
Arrowhead Stadium, home of the
Kansas City Chiefs NFL franchise; and
Kauffman Stadium, home of
Major League Baseball's
Kansas City Royals.
Jackson County, Missouri Downtown Downtown
Kansas City, Missouri has a population of 25,204. Downtown is Kansas City's historic center, located entirely within Kansas City, Missouri, and contains the city's original town site, business districts, and residential neighborhoods. Downtown is bounded by the Missouri River on the north, the Missouri-Kansas state line on the west, 31st Street on the south and Woodland Avenue on the east. The downtown area includes the
Central Business District and its buildings, which form the city's skyline. The
Downtown Loop is formed by Interstates 670, 70, and 35. Within the downtown loop are many of the tall buildings and skyscrapers that make up the city's skyline. The downtown loop also has small, distinct neighborhoods such as
Quality Hill, the
Garment District, the
Financial District, the
Convention Center District, and the
Power and Light District. Other nearby neighborhoods are
River Market and Columbus Park, both located between the downtown loop and the
Missouri River. Between the downtown loop and the state line are the Westside neighborhood and the
West Bottoms, located at the bottom of the bluff adjacent to
Kaw Point. East of the loop are the 18th & Vine District, the North Bottoms, and Northeast Kansas City (the East Bottoms, Northeast, and
Pendleton Heights). South of the loop is the
Crossroads District, Union Hill,
Crown Center,
Hospital Hill, Longfellow, Wendell Phillips, and Washington Wheatley. The
Kansas City Convention Center,
Municipal Auditorium,
City Hall,
Lyric Theater,
Midland Theatre, Ilus Davis Park, and
Barney Allis Plaza are within the Central Business District inside the downtown loop. The
T-Mobile Center and the
College Basketball Experience are within the Power & Light District, also within the downtown loop. The
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is perched upon a high point immediately south of the downtown loop. South of the loop is the
Crossroads District,
Union Station,
Crown Center, the
National World War I Museum,
Liberty Memorial,
Penn Valley Park,
University Health Truman Medical Center,
Children's Mercy Hospital, and the 18th & Vine District. North of the loop are City Market within the
River Market and Richard L. Berkeley Riverfront Park. West of the loop within the West Bottoms are
Hy-Vee Arena and
Hale Arena.
Midtown/Plaza Midtown/Plaza is entirely within Kansas City, Missouri with a population of 40,355. It is just south of downtown, and bounded by 31st Street on the north, the state line on the west, West Gregory Boulevard (71st Street) on the south, and
Troost Avenue on the east. Midtown/Plaza, the core of the metropolitan area, has many cultural attractions, shopping and entertainment areas, large hospitals, universities, and the metro area's most densely populated neighborhoods. Midtown/Plaza has many distinct and historic neighborhoods, including
Westport,
Hyde Park, and
Southmoreland. Shopping is centered on the Country Club Plaza, which has luxury retailers, hotels, and restaurants. Brookside and Westport also contain smaller-scale, neighborhood-oriented, and niche-market retailers. Midtown is home to
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City and
Research Medical Center. Cultural attractions include the
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art,
Uptown Theater,
Starlight Theater, the
Kansas City Zoo,
Loose Park, and
Swope Park. The last of these has
a soccer complex that is home to the
Swope Park Rangers, a
USL Championship team that is the official reserve side for the area's
Major League Soccer club,
Sporting Kansas City. Major educational institutions include the
University of Missouri–Kansas City,
Rockhurst University,
Kansas City Art Institute,
Stowers Institute for Medical Research,
Midwest Research Institute, and
Penn Valley Community College.
East Side East Side of the Metro is primarily eastern Jackson County which is an area of the Kansas City Metro that contains the far-eastern urban side of Kansas City, Missouri and the following large suburbs of
Blue Springs,
Independence, and
Lee's Summit. The area includes western Lafayette County Missouri and the far northeast portion of Cass County Missouri. The East Side of Metro includes the
Missouri suburbs of
Independence,
Grandview,
Blue Springs,
Raytown,
Lees Summit,
Grain Valley,
Oak Grove,
Sugar Creek,
River Bend,
Lake Lotawana,
Lone Jack,
Greenwood,
Unity Village,
Buckner,
Pleasant Hill,
Bates City,
Odessa, and
Lake Tapawingo.
Arrowhead Stadium, home of the
NFL's
Kansas City Chiefs and
Kauffman Stadium, home of the
MLB's
Kansas City Royals are on the eastern edge of Kansas City. The
Cable Dahmer Arena home of the
ECHL's
Kansas City Mavericks and the
MASL's
Kansas City Comets is in Independence.
Johnson County, Kansas Johnson County, Kansas contains many municipalities with a population of 609,863. It has the largest economy in the metropolitan area and is the fastest growing county by total population. Municipalities include
Overland Park,
Olathe,
Shawnee,
Leawood,
Lenexa,
Prairie Village,
Gardner,
Merriam,
Mission,
Roeland Park,
Fairway,
Lake Quivira,
Mission Hills,
Mission Woods,
Westwood, and
Westwood Hills. Corporate headquarters include
Garmin,
Black & Veatch, and
AMC Theatres, and the secondary headquarters of
T-Mobile. Many local area attractions and shopping districts are in Johnson County, such as
Oak Park Mall,
Town Center Plaza, and Prairie Fire.
The Northland (Missouri) The Northland is the area north of the Missouri River, bordered by the Kansas state line on the west. The southern half of
Platte County, and much of
Clay County make up the area. The Northland is a fast-growing, primarily suburban region of the metropolitan area, although much of it is contained within the city limits of
Kansas City, Missouri. The economy of the Northland is dominated by
Cerner,
Kansas City International Airport,
Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant, the
Zona Rosa shopping community and three riverboat casinos. The metro area's largest amusement park,
Worlds of Fun and
Oceans of Fun, is in the Northland. Major educational institutions in the Northland include
Park University,
William Jewell College, and the Maple Woods campus of
Metropolitan Community College. The Northland is also home to the popular recreational reservoir,
Smithville Lake. Communities of the Northland outside the city limits include
Parkville,
Kearney,
Liberty,
Platte City,
Gladstone,
Riverside,
Smithville,
North Kansas City, and
Weatherby Lake.
Wyandotte County, Kansas Wyandotte County, Kansas has a population of 169,245 and contains
Kansas City, Kansas,
Bonner Springs, Kansas, and
Edwardsville, Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas is locally called "KCK" to distinguish it from the larger
Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO). It contains many residential neighborhoods, the
Fairfax Industrial District, and the Village West entertainment district. The
General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant is in the Fairfax Industrial District.
Village West contains many area attractions. This includes many sporting venues such as
Sporting Park, home of the area MLS soccer team
Sporting Kansas City, the
Kansas Speedway, which hosts many NASCAR races, and
Field of Legends, home of the independent baseball team, the
Kansas City Monarchs, and the
Legends shopping district. Bonner Springs is home to the
Azura Amphitheater (commonly known as the Sandstone Amphitheater), the
National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, Wyandotte County Historical Museum, and the annual
Kansas City Renaissance Festival.
Cass County, Missouri Cass County, Missouri has a population of 107,824 and contains parts of "South Kansas City". This area consists of the most southern part of Kansas City, Missouri, and the suburbs of
Harrisonville,
Belton,
Loch Lloyd,
Peculiar, and
Raymore.
Leavenworth County, Kansas Leavenworth County, Kansas has a population of 81,881 and contains the cities of
Leavenworth and
Lansing, and the
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