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Kansas City,Missouri is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020,making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area,which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County,with portions spilling into Clay,Cass,and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River from the west. On June 1,1850,the town of Kansas was incorporated;shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued,and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area,it is bordered by eight states:Iowa to the north,Illinois,Kentucky and Tennessee to the east,Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma,Kansas,and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks,a forested highland,providing timber,minerals,and recreation. The Missouri River,after which the state is named,flows through the center into the Mississippi River,which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents,it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis,Kansas City,Springfield,and Columbia;the capital is Jefferson City.
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Jay Holcomb Neff was a newspaper publisher and Mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 1904 to 1906.
Henry Lee Jost was a Democratic Mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 1912–1916 and a U.S. Congressman from March 4,1923 –March 3,1925.
Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr. was the Mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 1907 to 1910.
Leander J. Talbott was a wealthy Missouri realtor and politician who served as Mayor of Kansas City,Missouri,in 1884.
James Monroe Jones (1862-1928) was Mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 1896 to 1900.
John Marshall Krum (1810–1883) was a lawyer,jurist,and mayor. He was the 11th mayor of St. Louis,Missouri and the first mayor of Alton,Illinois. In 1860,he was the chairman of the Credentials Committee at the Democratic National Convention held in Charleston,South Carolina.
Mark Funkhouser is an American academic,author,and former politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Kansas City,Missouri,serving one four-year term from May 1,2007,until May 2,2011. Prior to serving as the city's mayor,Funkhouser served as Kansas City's city auditor. Currently,he serves as the publisher of Governing magazine. He is also the author of the blog,"Bring on the Funk,and the book,Honest,Competent Government:The Promise of Performance Auditing. In 2016,Funkhouser was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
The following is a timeline of the history of Kansas City,Missouri,United States.
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- ↑ "Local History - Kansas City Public Library". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
- ↑ Local History - Kansas City Public Library [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Local History - Kansas City Public Library". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.