Profile for Kansas City, Kansas, KS

Kansas City is on the Kansas and Missouri rivers, across the state line from its more populous counterpart, Kansas City, MO

Well-known residents have included:
· Mike McCormack, football player

Local festivals include:

• Kansas Street Blues Festival - June 22-23, 2007
• Music Blues & Jazz Festival - Sept. 1-2, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Wyandotte County Lake & Park

Sports teams: T-Bones (Northern League Baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Children's Museum of Kansas City, Grinter Place, Strawberry Hill Museum

Colleges and universities: Donnelly College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Center for Training in Business and Industry, University of Kansas Main Campus

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 89

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Archives (3)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (24)

Colleges (12)

Communities (23)

Hotels (43)

Libraries (19)

Museums (7)

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• Kansas City population
• Ancestry of people in Kansas City
• Housing in Kansas City
• Income in Kansas City
• Marital status of adults in Kansas City
• Place of birth of people in Kansas City
• Residence in 1995, of people in Kansas City
• School enrollment & education levels in Kansas City
• Transportation & commute times in Kansas City
• Wyandotte County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kansas
• State data - Kansas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Kansas City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Wyandotte County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Kansas City area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 66104 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Kansas City city government
• Wyandotte County government
• Kansas City tourism

12% of Kansas City residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kansas City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Kansas City
• Cemeteries in Wyandotte County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Wyandotte County
• Libraries in or near Kansas City

Post a query on a message board:

• Wyandotte County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Kansas City area attractions
• Kansas City museums
• Kansas City historic sites
• Kansas City area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Kansas City area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Wyandotte County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Kansas City
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Wyandotte County

• Kansas City business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kansas
• Local ordinances in Kansas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Wyandotte County
• Arrests in Wyandotte County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kansas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kansas City was $15,737, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Wyandotte County economic census
• Wyandotte County economic summary
• Wyandotte County employment growth
• Wyandotte County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

12% of Kansas City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kansas City
• Colleges in Kansas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kansas
• Schools in or near Kansas City
• School districts in or near Kansas City
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kansas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Kansas City
• YouTube videos about Kansas City

• Air pollution in Wyandotte County
• Diesel soot in Wyandotte County
• Land contamination in Wyandotte County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Wyandotte County
• Toxic chemical releases in Wyandotte County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

Kansas City festival dates:

• Kansas Street Blues Festival - June 22-23, 2007
• Music Blues & Jazz Festival - Sept. 1-2, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Kansas City festival web sites:

• Kansas Street Blues Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Kansas City

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Kansas City
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Kansas City items now on sale

• Kansas City local government Web site
• Wyandotte County government
• Kansas state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Kansas City medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

Historic districts in Kansas City include Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District, Westheight Manor District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Kansas City
• Historic sites in Kansas
• Museums in or near Kansas City
• Museums in Kansas
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Wyandotte County genealogy forum

Median rent in Kansas City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $386.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $731.

• Research Kansas City Apartments
• Find Foreclosure in Kansas City
• Homes for sale in Kansas City
• Find a Kansas City Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Kansas mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Kansas City area
• Job services in Kansas
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Kansas City include Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Public Library, Argentine Branch, Kansas City Public Library, West Wyandotte Branch, Schlagle Branch ... View libraries

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

• Get directions from Kansas City
• Get directions to Kansas City
• Census map of Kansas City area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Kansas City

Newspapers in Kansas City include Kansas City Kansan

• Daily newspapers in or near Kansas City
• AM radio stations in or near Kansas City
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Kansas City
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Kansas City
• TV stations in or near Kansas City
• Media ownership in the Kansas City area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kansas

• Military bases in Kansas
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Kansas City
• Search obituaries in Kansas
• Recent death notices - selected KS newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kansas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
• Lions clubs in Kansas
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Kansas City
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Kansas City

• Parks near Kansas City
• National forests in Kansas
• State parks in Kansas

• Find friends & family
• Photos of people from Kansas City

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Kansas City
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Kansas communities
• Photo collection - Kansas communities
• Photos of Kansas places
• Post cards of Kansas communities

Wyandotte County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kansas City political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
• Kansas Republican party
• Kansas elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Kansas City
• Total membership by faith, in Wyandotte County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

The average commute time for Kansas City workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 46 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Kansas City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Kansas City travel guide
• Airports near Kansas City
• Hotels near Kansas City
• Kansas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kansas
• Wildlife refuges in Kansas

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