Cities

Kansas City

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General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Kansas City." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/kansas-city.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Kansas City. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/kansas-city

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-kansas-city,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Kansas City},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/kansas-city},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. It is located on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River, within Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties.

Facts

Population

508,090 1

Area (sq km)

825.69 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Elevation (m)

277 1

Latitude

39.09972 degrees north 1

Longitude

94.57833 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

United States

Source Kansas City (Wikipedia)

On Continent

North America

Sources

1. Kansas City (Wikipedia)

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Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. It is located on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River, within Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties.

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1. Kansas City (Wikipedia)

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