History of Kansas City, Missouri
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{{Infobox City
|official_name = Kansas City, Missouri
|nickname = "City of Fountains" and "Heart of the Nation"
|image_skyline = Kcskylinebridge.jpg
|image_flag = kcmoflag.jpg
|image_seal = kcmoseal.gif
|image_map = KCJ2.png
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location in Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson, Clay County, Missouri|Clay, Platte County, Missouri|Platte, and Cass County, Missouri|Cass Counties in the state of Missouri.
|subdivision_type = Countries of the world|Country
|subdivision_type1 = Political divisions of the United States|State
|subdivision_type2 = List of counties in Missouri|Counties
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_name1 = Missouri
|subdivision_name2 = Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson, Clay County, Missouri|Clay, Platte County, Missouri|Platte, and Cass County, Missouri|Cass
|leader_title = Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri|Mayor
|leader_name = Mark Funkhouser
|established_title = Municipal corporation|Incorporated
|established_date = March 28, 1853
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|TotalArea_sq_mi = 318.0
|area_total = 823.7
|LandArea_sq_mi = 313.5
|area_land = 812.1
|WaterArea_sq_mi = 4.5
|area_water = 11.6
|UrbanArea_sq_mi = 584.4
|area_urban = 1513.6
|population_as_of = 2005
|population_footnotes =
{{cite web | title=Census Bureau Estimates Program (2005) | url=http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005-all.csv | accessdate = 2006-09-11 }}{{cite web | title=Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1 2000 to July 1 2005 (CBSA-EST2005-01) | url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metropop/2005/cbsa-01-fmt.csv | accessdate = 2006-09-11 }}
|population_total = 444965
|population_urban = 1361744
|population_metro = 1947694
|population_density = 543.7
|population_density_mi2 = 1408.2
|timezone = North American Central Time Zone|CST
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = North American Central Time Zone|CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|latd=39 |latm=06 |latNS=N
|longd=94 |longm=35 |longEW=W
|elevation = 231
|elevation_ft = 758
|website = http://www.kcmo.org/
|footnotes =
}}
Image:KCSkylineLibertyMemorial.png|thumb|400px|right|Kansas City Skyline from Liberty Memorial
Kansas City is a city in the United States|U.S. U.S. state|state of Missouri encompassing parts of Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson, Clay County, Missouri|Clay, Cass County, Missouri|Cass, and Platte County, Missouri|Platte counties. It is situated at the junction of the Missouri River|Missouri and Kansas Rivers (Kaw Point) and sits opposite Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, Kansas. It is the largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, it is the most populous city in Missouri, the seventh List of Midwestern cities by size|largest city in the Midwestern United States|Midwest, and the 40th List of United States cities by population|most populous city in the United States. As of 2005, the city had an estimated population of 444,965.{{cite web | title=Census Bureau Estimates Program (2005) | url=http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005-all.csv | accessdate = 2006-09-11 }} The city's tap water was recently rated the cleanest among the 50 largest cities in the United States, containing no detectable impurities.{{cite web | title=Cities by Category Ranking: Tap Water Quality | url=http://sustainlane.com/article/842/Cities+by+Category+Ranking%3A+Tap+Water+Quality.html | accessdate = 2006-09-10 }} Kansas City is also famous for having more boulevards and avenues in the world than any city except Paris and more fountains than any other city except Rome.
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