Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas
City and county seat
Cityscape of Kansas City, Kansas
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Nickname:  "KCK"
Location within Wyandotte County and Kansas
Kansas City map
Coordinates: 39°6′24″N 94°40′35″W / 39.10667°N 94.67639°W / 39.10667; -94.67639[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Wyandotte
Incorporated	1872, 1886
Named for	Kansas City, Missouri
Government
• Mayor	Tyrone Garner (D)
Area [2]
• 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 [1]	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2020)[3][4]
• 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

Kansas City is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is the county seat of Wyandotte County. Kansas City is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. About two million people live in this region. The city is part of the "Unified Government".^[5] This also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 156,607.^[4] The city is at Kaw Point, which is the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Kansas City, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DP1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "QuickFacts: Kansas City city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
5. ↑ "Home - Unified Government". www.wycokck.org.