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''Kansas City'' also refers to a city in northeastern Kansas.
 
''Kansas City'' also refers to a city in northeastern Kansas.
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'''Kansas City''' is a city in western [[Missouri]], the largest in the state with an estimated population of 444,965 as of 2005. [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2938000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Kansas+City%2C+MO&_cityTown=Kansas+City%2C+MO&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=] Its mayor-elect as of April, 2007 is Mark Funkhouser, a [[Democrat]].
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'''Kansas City''' is a city in western [[Missouri]], and in eastern Kansas the largest in the Missouri with an estimated population of 444,965 as of 2005. The St. Louis Metro region however is larger then the Kansas City Metro Area.  [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2938000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Kansas+City%2C+MO&_cityTown=Kansas+City%2C+MO&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=] Its mayor-elect as of April, 2007 is Mark Funkhouser, a [[Democrat]].
    
Kansas City is known as the "City of Fountains" because it has more fountains than any city in the world other than [[Rome]]. [http://www.kcfountains.org/education/diduknow.htm]
 
Kansas City is known as the "City of Fountains" because it has more fountains than any city in the world other than [[Rome]]. [http://www.kcfountains.org/education/diduknow.htm]
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It is home to the [[NFL]]'s Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals, as well as one of the twelve banks of the [[Federal Reserve System]]. The 1976 [[Republican National Convention]] was held at Kemper Arena.
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It is home to the [[NFL]]'s Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals, as well as one of the twelve banks of the [[Federal Reserve System]]. The 1976 [[Republican National Convention]] was held at Kemper Arena. The Kansas International Raceway is located in Kansas City, Kansas.
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The Kansas City area is the base of operation for Hallmark Cards, Sprint-Nextel, Applebee's, Garmin, Unity Church, Russell Stover Candies to name a few.
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Kansas City is the #30 DMA in America.
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--politics--
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====Missouri====
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*[[Missouri's 4th congressional district]] - the far east suburbs in Ray County plus a vast stretch of rural areas to the east and south.  Currently represented by [[Ike Skelton]] (Democrat)
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*[[Missouri's 5th congressional district]] – all of Kansas City proper in Jackson County plus Indepdendence and portions of Cass County.  Currently represented by [[Emanuel Cleaver]] (Democrat)
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*[[Missouri's 6th congressional district]] – all of Kansas City proper north of the [[Missouri River]] and plus suburbs in eastern Jackson County beyond Independence and a vast stretch of suburbs and rural areas extending all the way to the [[Iowa]] border and more than 100 miles.  Currently represented by [[Sam Graves]] (Republican)
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====Kansas====
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*[[Kansas's 2nd congressional district]] – the extended suburbs beyond Johnson and Wyandotte counties plus the entire eastern third of  Kansas.  Currently represented by [[Nancy Boyda]] (Democrat).
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*[[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]] – the near west suburbs in Johnson and Wyandotte counties plus a section of Douglas County and Lawrence.  Currently represented by [[Dennis Moore]] (Democrat)
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[[Category:US Towns and Cities]]
 
[[Category:US Towns and Cities]]
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