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Kansas City, Kansas
Consolidated city-county in Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Kansas. For the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, see Kansas City, Missouri. For other uses, see Kansas City (disambiguation).
"KCK" redirects here. For other uses, see KCK (disambiguation).
Kansas City (abbreviated as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County.[1] It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named.[5][6][7] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 156,607,[3][4] making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area.[8] It is situated at Kaw Point, the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College.
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Kansas City, Kansas | |
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![]() Cityscape of Kansas City, Kansas | |
Nickname: "KCK" | |
![]() Location within Wyandotte County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°6′24″N 94°40′35″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Wyandotte |
Incorporated | 1872, 1886 |
Named for | Kansas City, Missouri |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tyrone Garner (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 128.30 sq mi (332.31 km2) |
• Land | 124.74 sq mi (323.07 km2) |
• Water | 3.57 sq mi (9.24 km2) |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 156,607 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (470/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 66101–66113, 66115, 66117–66119, 66160 |
Area code | 913 |
FIPS code | 20-36000[1] |
GNIS ID | 478635[1] |
Website | wycokck.org |
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