Kansas City metropolitan aurie
Kansas City metropolitan aurie | |
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| Kansas City, MO-KS | |
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| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State(s) | - Missouri - Kansas |
| Lairgest ceety | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Ither ceeties | - Overland Park - Kansas City, KS - Independence - Olathe - Lee's Summit - Shawnee - Blue Springs - Liberty - Lenexa - Leavenworth - Leawood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,940 km2 (8,472 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 353.51 m (11601 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 210.31 m (6901 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | (2015) 2,159,159 |
| • Rank | 30th MSA (2,087,471), 24th CSA (2,428,362) in the U.S. |
| • Density | 100.4/km2 (260.0/sq mi) |
The Kansas City metropolitan aurie is a 15-coonty metropolitan aurie anchored bi Kansas City, Missouri, that straddles the border atween the U.S. states o Missouri an Kansas. Wi a population o aboot 2,340,000, it ranks as the seicont lairgest metropolitan aurie wi its core in Missouri (efter Greater St. Louis). Alangside Kansas City, the aurie includes a nummer o ither ceeties an suburbs, the lairgest bein Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas, an Independence, Missouri; aw ower 100,000 in population.The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) serves as the Council of Governments an the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the aurie.