Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas
Cityscape of Kansas City, Kansas
Nickname: 
"KCK"
Location within Wyandotte County and Kansas
Kansas City map
Coordinates: 39°6′24″N 94°40′35″W / 39.10667°N 94.67639°W / 39.10667; -94.67639
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Incorporated1872, 1886
Named afterKansas City, Missouri
Government
  MayorTyrone Garner (D)
Area
  Total
128.30 sq mi (332.31 km2)
  Land124.74 sq mi (323.07 km2)
  Water3.57 sq mi (9.24 km2)
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
156,607
  Estimate 
(2023)
152,933
  Density1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
66101–66113, 66115, 66117–66119, 66160
Area code913
FIPS code20-36000
GNIS ID478635
Websitewycokck.org

Kansas City (commonly known as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 156,607, making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is situated at Kaw Point, the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College.