Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
While many cities are known for their expanding skylines, action-packed nightlife, and bustling communities, Kansas City, Kansas has all of that incorporated into a small, diverse, and family oriented community. It has some of the big city amenities with a small town down-home appeal.
Kansas City, Kansas is the third largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. The city was incorporated in 1886 and for 73 years was governed by a three-member elected Board of Commissioners. In August of 1982, the city held and election and voters approved a change in the form of city government. Under the Charter Ordinance No. 84 the city changed to a seven-member, Mayor-Council-Administrator for of government in April, 1983.
On April 1, 1997, voters unanimously approved to consolidate the governments of the City of Kansas City, Kansas (the “City”) and Wyandotte County, Kansas (the “County”), into one jurisdiction; The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas effective October 1, 1997. The Unified Government, with a 2000 County population of 157,882, covers 155.7 square miles. It is located on the eastern border of the State of Kansas, and, along with three other Kansas counties and eight Missouri counties, comprises the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of approximately 2 million. The county of Wyandotte – also affectionately known as “The Dot” – is also home to the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville.
While we’ll never forget our historic past, our future promises to be even more exciting. We’re home to historic sites, restaurants, shopping, sports and one-of-a-kind attractions. Over the past several years, Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County have gradually transitioned to a major shopping destination and tourist attraction venue.
While many cities are known for their expanding skylines, action-packed nightlife, and bustling communities, Kansas City, Kansas has all of that incorporated into a small, diverse, and family oriented community. It has some of the big city amenities with a small town down-home appeal.
Kansas City, Kansas is the third largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. The city was incorporated in 1886 and for 73 years was governed by a three-member elected Board of Commissioners. In August of 1982, the city held and election and voters approved a change in the form of city government. Under the Charter Ordinance No. 84 the city changed to a seven-member, Mayor-Council-Administrator for of government in April, 1983.
On April 1, 1997, voters unanimously approved to consolidate the governments of the City of Kansas City, Kansas (the “City”) and Wyandotte County, Kansas (the “County”), into one jurisdiction; The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas effective October 1, 1997. The Unified Government, with a 2000 County population of 157,882, covers 155.7 square miles. It is located on the eastern border of the State of Kansas, and, along with three other Kansas counties and eight Missouri counties, comprises the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of approximately 2 million. The county of Wyandotte – also affectionately known as “The Dot” – is also home to the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville.
While we’ll never forget our historic past, our future promises to be even more exciting. We’re home to historic sites, restaurants, shopping, sports and one-of-a-kind attractions. Over the past several years, Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County have gradually transitioned to a major shopping destination and tourist attraction venue.