Editing Raymore, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = City of Raymore, Missouri
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| nickname           = Come home to more
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| map_caption        = Location in the state of [[Missouri]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cass County, Missouri|Cass]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1872
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| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3  = 1872
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Kris Turnbow
| leader_title1      = [[City Council]]
| leader_name1       = Ward 1<br>Donald Baker<br>Brian Mills<br><br>Ward 2<br>Joseph Burke III<br>Thomas Circo<br><br>Ward 3<br>Jay Holman*<br>Kevin Barber<br> <br>Ward 4<br>Sonja Abdelgawad<br>Tom Engert<br><br>*mayor pro tempore
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| area_total_km2     = 45.72
| area_total_sq_mi   = 17.65
| area_land_km2      = 44.84
| area_land_sq_mi    = 17.31
| area_water_km2     = 0.88
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.34
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1109
| population_total   = 22941
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_km2 = 511.64
| population_density_sq_mi = 1325.15
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 64083
| area_code          = [[Area codes 816 and 975|816, 975]]
| website            = http://www.raymore.com
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = -6|
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| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Raymore''' is a city in [[Cass County, Missouri|Cass County]], [[Missouri]], United States, within the [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area]]. Population estimates recently released by the US Census show that from July 2022 to July 2023, Raymore was the fastest growing city in the state and the 66th fastest growing city in the country, with a 4.7% increase in population in one year. Raymore's population estimate is 25,306 as of July 2024. The population was 22,941 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Raymore was [[plat]]ted in 1872 and incorporated on March 20, 1877.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cass.html| title=Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date=September 17, 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070927/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cass.html| archive-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref> The name Raymore is an amalgamation of the surnames of two railroad men, George Rea and Henry Moore.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n40 272]}}</ref> The Raymore post office has been in operation since 1872.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Watkins Family Farm Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2007.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Government==
The City of Raymore follows a City Council-Manager style of government. The mayor is Kristofer P. Turnbow. On September 9, 2014, Jim Feuerborn was administered his oath of office to serve as Raymore's City Manager (after previously serving as the city's Acting City Manager since June, and the city's Assistant City Manager prior to that). The Raymore City Hall is located at 100 Municipal Circle, just south of [[Missouri Route 58]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|17.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|17.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 83
|1900= 271
|1910= 218
|1920= 182
|1930= 222
|1940= 207
|1950= 208
|1960= 268
|1970= 587
|1980= 3154
|1990= 5592
|2000= 11146
|2010= 19206
|2020= 22941
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-12-17 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 22,941 people, 8,399 households, and 6,202 families in Raymore. The population density was 1,325.3 per square mile (511.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 8,488 housing units at an average density of 490.4 per square mile (189.3/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 78.95% (18,111) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 10.2% (2,339) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black or African-American]], 0.51% (116) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.21% (277) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% (21) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.55% (355) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.51% (1,722) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 6.1% (1,327) of the population.

Of the 8,399 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18; 60.5% were married couples living together; 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 23.4% consisted of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0.

24.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 90.6 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-12-17|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $86,368 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,901) and the median family income was $99,853 (+/- $4,306). Males had a median income of $52,880 (+/- $6,952) versus $41,750 (+/- $4,113) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $45,620 (+/- $3,115). Approximately, 4.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those ages 65 or over.

==Economy==
===Largest employers===
As of July 2024, the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
||1
|[[Walmart]]
|405
|-
|2
|Ray-Pec School District
|336
|-
|3
|Nuuly
|300
|-
|4
|Foxwood Springs
|274
|-
|5
|Compass Health Network
|215
|-
|6
|Cosentino's Price Chopper
|152
|-
|7
|Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
|150
|-
|8
|Sam's Club
|150
|-
|9
|Lowe's
|136
|-
|10
|City of Raymore
|108
|}

==Education==
Public education in Raymore is administered by [[Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.raypec.k12.mo.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii School District | access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.raymore.com/ City of Raymore]
*[http://stonegatehoa.net Stonegate of the Good Ranch HOA]
*[http://www.silverlakeraymore.net Silver Lake Homes Association]
*[http://www.creekmoor.com/ Creekmoor, a Cooper Community]

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