History of Lenexa, Kansas
Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County, located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States|Central United States. The population was estimated to be 43,434 in the year 2005. It is the fourth most populous city in the county. As a Satellite town|satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by the cities of Shawnee, Kansas|Shawnee to the north, Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park to the east, and Olathe, Kansas|Olathe to the south.
Each June the city hosts "The Great Lenexa Barbecue Battle" which is also the Kansas State Championship. Lenexa was known as the "Spinach Capital of the World" in the 1930s and celebrates with the Spinach Festival every September.
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