Editing North Kansas City, Missouri

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|leader_name              = Jesse Smith
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|leader_name1             = Michael Nichols
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|leader_name2             = Ward 1: <small>Anthony Saper & Kristen Click</small><br>Ward 2: <small>Lyndsey Magrone & Tom Bailey</small><br>Ward 3: <small>Linda Alvarez & Connor Fitzgerald</small><br>Ward 4: <small>Amie Clarke & Yvonne Salinas</small>
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'''North Kansas City''' is a city in [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay County]], Missouri, United States. It is also [[enclaved]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]. Even though the name is similar to its larger counterpart, Kansas City, it is an independent municipality and part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]]. The population was 4,467 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/North_Kansas_City_city,_Missouri?g=160XX00US2953102 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref> Originally a northern suburb across the [[Missouri River]] from Kansas City, it is now almost completely surrounded by Kansas City, which has annexed far to the north of North Kansas City's northern city limits.  North Kansas City also adjoins the small municipality of [[Avondale, Missouri|Avondale]].

==History==
A post office called North Kansas City was established in 1891.<ref>{{cite web|title=Post Offices |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref> The town lies north of Kansas City, hence the name.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clay.html |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=September 21, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070710/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clay.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref>

Large scale development of the area was not possible before the construction of levees protecting North Kansas City from flooding from the Missouri River. The levee on the north bank of the Missouri River was constructed between 1909 and 1912 and is owned and maintained by the North Kansas City Levee District. The city is also protected by a hillside levee.

The city was incorporated on November 4, 1912. A five-member board of trustees was elected in 1914 to oversee municipal affairs. One of the original trustees was William E. Macken, who was elected as the first mayor of North Kansas City in 1924. The city's largest park, Macken Park, is named for him.

The [[Armour Theatre Building]], [[Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse Building (North Kansas City, Missouri)|Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse Building]], and [[Wheeling Corrugating Company Building]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In 2012, North Kansas City celebrated its centennial with a citywide celebration. Since 2010, the city has seen the openings of two micro breweries, a distillery and a [[pickleball]] facility. The new businesses were fueled by the repopulation of downtown Kansas City, just across the Missouri River.

==Geography==
North Kansas City is located at {{coord|39|08|22.58|N|94|33|50.97|W|type:city}} (39.1396064, -94.5641570).<ref name=gnis/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.610|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|4.373|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.237|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (66.61%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

==Transportation==
Highways connecting North Kansas City with the surrounding area are [[Interstate 29 in Missouri|Interstate 29]]/[[Interstate 35 in Missouri|35]]/[[U.S. Route 71#Missouri|US 71]], [[Missouri Route 1]] (Vernon Street), [[Missouri Route 9|Route 9]] (Burlington Street), [[Missouri Route 210|Route 210]] (Armour Road), [[Missouri Route 269|Route 269]] (Chouteau Trafficway), and [[Missouri Route 283|Route 283]] (North Oak Trafficway). The [[U.S. Route 169#Missouri|US 169]] (Broadway Extension) freeway runs immediately to the west of North Kansas City's city limits.

Four highway bridges connect North Kansas City with the portion of Kansas City, Missouri south of the Missouri River.  They are the [[Buck O'Neil Bridge]] on US 169, [[Heart of America Bridge]] on Route 9, the [[Christopher S. Bond Bridge, Kansas City|Bond Bridge]] on I-29/35/US 71, and the [[Chouteau Bridge]] on Route 269.  A fifth bridge to the west of the Heart of America Bridge, the [[ASB Bridge]], originally carried road and rail traffic, but is now only a rail bridge. A dedicated bicycle/pedestrian path on the Heart of America Bridge opened in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ribbon Cutting Opens Heart of America Bridge Bike/Pedestrian Path |url=http://www.modot.org/kansascity/newrelease/District4News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=60867 |author=Missouri Department of Transportation |author-link=Missouri Department of Transportation |date=October 1, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 870
|1930= 2574
|1940= 2688
|1950= 3886
|1960= 5657
|1970= 5183
|1980= 4507
|1990= 4130
|2000= 4714
|2010= 4208
|2020= 4467
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5534
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=December 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 2,891 estimated households in North Kansas City with an average of 1.65 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $46,024. Approximately 9.7% of the city's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. North Kansas City has an estimated 71.4% employment rate, with 31.6% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.0% holding a high school diploma.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: North Kansas City city, Missouri|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northkansascity/PST045223|access-date=December 16, 2024|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (98.3%), Spanish (0.0%), Indo-European (0.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.8%), and Other (0.0%).

The median age in the city was 47.1 years.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''North Kansas City, Missouri – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – North Kansas City city, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2953102|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Kansas City city, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2953102&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Kansas City city, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2953102&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 3,673
| 3,007
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3,048
| 77.92%
| 71.46%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |68.23%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 185
| 442
| style='background: #ffffe6; |563
| 3.92%
| 10.50%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |12.60%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 26
| 21
| style='background: #ffffe6; |15
| 0.55%
| 0.50%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 200
| 139
| style='background: #ffffe6; |120
| 4.24%
| 3.30%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.69%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| 11
| 12
| style='background: #ffffe6; |43
| 0.23%
| 0.29%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.96%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 14
| 4
| style='background: #ffffe6; |18
| 0.30%
| 0.10%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| 207
| 98
| style='background: #ffffe6; |207
| 4.39%
| 2.33%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |4.63%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 398
| 485
| style='background: #ffffe6; |453
| 8.44%
| 11.53%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |10.14%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''4,714'''
| '''4,208'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,467'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 4,467 people, 2,564 households, and 921 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North%20Kansas%20City%20city,%20Missouri%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1021.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,722 housing units at an average density of {{convert|622.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 70.94% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 12.72% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.96% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.03% from some other races and 8.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 10.14% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in North Kansas City city, Missouri |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/north-kansas-city-city-missouri/160-2953102/ |access-date=December 16, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 14.5% of residents were under the age of 18, 0.7% were under 5 years of age, and 26.0% were 65 and older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 4,208 people, 2,361 households, and 878 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|957.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,565 housing units at an average density of {{convert|584.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 76.76% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.76% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.66% from some other races and 3.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 11.53% of the population.

There were 2,361 households, of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 62.8% were non-families. 53.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.68.

The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 15.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 4,714 people, 2,546 households, and 1,013 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1080.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,779 housing units at an average density of {{convert|636.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.48% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 3.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.31% from some other races and 5.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 8.44% of the population.

There were 2,546 households, out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.2% were non-families. 51.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,674, and the median income for a family was $33,906. Males had a median income of $27,487 versus $26,591 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,967. About 10.6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Municipal government==
North Kansas City has a Mayor/Council/City Administrator form of government. Two council members are elected to two-year terms from each of the four wards. The mayor serves a four-year term. The current mayor, Jesse Smith beat former mayor Bryant DeLong in the April 08, 2025, election. <ref>https://www.kshb.com/sports/new-north-kansas-city-mayor-no-conversations-with-royals-deal-would-have-to-be-home-run-for-city</ref>

Steve Fuller currently sits as Judge.

===City services===
The Fire Department has approximately 65 FIRE/EMS personnel occupying two stations. The police department has 41 sworn police officers and approximately 10 civilian personnel.  North Kansas City has its own hospital, library and park system. Macken Park is an approximate {{convert|60|acre|m2|adj=on}} park with a walking trail, running track, picnic shelters, playgrounds, lighted tennis and handball courts, baseball fields, soccer fields and basketball courts. Dagg Park, located east of City Hall features picnic tables, children's playground, spray park, and fountain. The North Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department offers an extensive list of programs and activities year-round. The city cooperates with local merchants in providing area residents and workers with entertainment events like Northtown's Noontime Friday in the Park concerts, parades and special displays.

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:NorthKansasCityHighSchool.jpg|thumb|200px|North Kansas City High School in North Kansas City]]
[[North Kansas City School District]] is the area [[school district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20027_clay/DC20SD_C20027.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910014907/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20027_clay/DC20SD_C20027.pdf |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clay County, MO|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 9, 2022}}</ref> Most of the residentially-zoned areas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nkc.org/government/government-resources/wards-and-zoning-maps|title=Wards and Zoning Maps|publisher=North Kansas City, Missouri|accessdate=September 9, 2022}}</ref> of North Kansas City are zoned to Briarcliff Elementary School, while portions are zoned to Crestview Elementary School. All portions of NKC are zoned to Northgate Middle School and [[North Kansas City High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nkcschools.org:443/cms/lib/MO49000025/Centricity/Domain/76/DistrictMap_4x3_4.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021806/https://www.nkcschools.org/cms/lib/MO49000025/Centricity/Domain/76/DistrictMap_4x3_4.pdf |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=District Attendance Areas|publisher=[[North Kansas City School District]]|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref>

===North Kansas City Library===
North Kansas City Library, located at the southeast corner of 23rd and Howell, offers loans of books, magazines, video tapes, DVDs, and compact discs.  The library is run by the city and is not a part of the [[Kansas City Public Library]] or the [[Mid-Continent Public Library]] systems.

==Healthcare==
North Kansas City Hospital, founded in 1958, is a primary acute care center with 451 beds.

==Infrastructure==
===Fiberoptic network===
liNKCity is one of the first [[municipal broadband|municipally operated broadband networks]] in the state and provides speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. For all residential citizens, it is free of cost and starts at 100 megabits per second. In 2005, the City of North Kansas City began construction of its own fiber optic network, and service began in 2006. In 2014, the city entered into an agreement for liNKCity to be managed by a third-party provider, DataShack.<ref>{{Cite news|title=North Kansas City residents will get largely free high-speed Internet |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article2144253.html |work=kansascity |access-date=September 5, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable People==
* [[Dan Lanning]] (b. 1986), head football coach for the [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Ducks]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.nkc.org/ City of North Kansas City – official website]
* [https://www.nkc.org/government/police North Kansas City Police Department]
* [https://www.nkch.org/ North Kansas City Hospital & Meritas Health]
* [https://www.nkcpl.org/ North Kansas City Public Library]
* [https://www.nkcschools.org/ North Kansas City School District 74]
* Historic maps of North Kansas City in the [https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu//mu/islandora/object/mu:138914 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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