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Encyclopedia > Lenexa, Kansas
City of Lenexa
Location of Lenexa in Kansas
Location of Lenexa in Kansas
Coordinates: 38°57′53″N 94°45′34″W / 38.96472, -94.75944
Country United States
State Kansas
County Johnson County
Area
 - City  34.4 sq mi (89.2 km²)
 - Land  34.3 sq mi (88.8 km²)
 - Water  0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Population (2005)
 - City 43,434
 - Density 1,266/sq mi (489/km²)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Website: www.ci.lenexa.ks.us

Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 43,434 in the year 2005.[1] It is the fourth most populous city in the county. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by the cities of Shawnee to the north, Overland Park to the east, and Olathe to the south. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias KS county maps by Catbar. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states, which are... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This is a listing of counties in the State of Kansas. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Central United States is a bridge region between the Eastern United States and Western United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with satellite city. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Kansas City satellite map The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers (Kaw Point) and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ... Shawnee is a rapidly growing community located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Government  - Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area  - City 147. ... Olathe ( O-Lay-tha) is a city located in northeast Kansas, and is the second most populous city and county seat of Johnson County. ...


Each June the city hosts "The Great Lenexa Barbecue Battle" which is also the Kansas State Championship. Lenexa was known as the "Spinach Capital of the World" in the 1930s and celebrates with the Spinach Festival every September.

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History

Twelve years before the town of Lenexa was platted in 1869, a young man named James Butler Hickok staked a claim on 160 acres at what is now the corner of 83rd and Clare Road. At about the same time, a census of the Shawnee Indians living in the area was being taken. One of the residents was listed as "Na-Nex-Se Blackhoof," the widow of Chief Blackhoof, who was the second signer of the 1854 treaty that ceded 1.6 million acres (6,500 km²) of the Kansas Shawnee Indian reservation to the U.S.Government. A few miles east in Westport, Missouri, was the start of the Old Santa Fe Trail. It meandered through the southeast part of Lenexa on its way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Life in eastern Kansas was about to change dramatically. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837-August 2, 1876) was better known as Wild Bill Hickok. ... For other meanings, see Shawnee (disambiguation). ... Kansas City Pioneer Square monument in Westport features Pony Express founder Alexander Majors, Westport/Kansas City founder John Calvin McCoy and Mountainman Jim Bridger who owned Chouteaus Store next to Kellys Kellys at 500 Westport Road or neighboring Chouteaus Store at 504 Westport are considered to... Trail logo The Santa Fe Trail was an historic 19th century transportation route across southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. ... Nickname: The City Different Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Santa Fe Founded 1607  - Mayor David Coss Area    - City  37. ...


Later, Mr. Hickok became a scout for the Free-State Army, a sharpshooter and eventually, Wild Bill Hickok, legendary lawman of the Old West. In 1865, shortly before Na-Nex-Se died, the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad was organized to take advantage of favorable new land laws. It later changed its name to Missouri River, Ft. Scott and Gulf Railroad and in 1869 purchased a right-of-way from C.A. Bradshaw with the stipulation that the railroad build a depot on the property. Mr. Bradshaw then sold 10.5 acres to Octave Chanute, a railroad civil engineer, who platted a town in 1869. Legend states that the town was first proposed to be named Bradshaw, but he modestly refused and the name "Lenexa," a derivation of the name Na-Nex-Se, was adopted. Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...


History of Elected Officials

Name Title Timeline Notable Information
dick licking cokc munching biatch Mayor
your mamma's pussy Mayor Responsible for making the whole fcking town smell like a talapia fish
cooter mcgruder the cum guzzling ho City Councilman
Mayor
your daddys little cock City Councilman
Mayor
Born: September 10, 1939; Wayne, Nebraska
Signed First Industrial Revenue Bond in Lenexa History
Hired Lenexas First Parks and Recreation Director, Bill Nicks.
Gunnard Nelson Mayor Particpated in development of "Lenexa 2020" plan
Rich Becker City Councilman
Mayor
Born: April 16, 1931
Obtained Kansas State House of Represenatives and Kansas State Senate Seats
Joan Bowman City Councilman
Mayor
Mike Boehm City Councilman
Mayor
Current Mayor

Wayne is a city located in Wayne County, Nebraska. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ...

Geography

Lenexa is located at 38°57′53″N, 94°45′34″W (38.964689, -94.759535).GR1


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.2 km² (34.4 mi²), of which 88.8 km² (34.3 mi²) is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²), or 0.46%, is water.GR2 The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

Lenexa's population was estimated to be 43,434 in the year 2005.[1]


As of the U.S. Census in 2000,GR2 there were 40,238 people, 15,574 households, and 10,559 families residing in the city. The population density was 453.2/km² (1,173.8/mi²). There were 16,378 housing units at an average density of 184.5/km² (477.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.50% White,6.50% Black or African American], 0.38% Native American, 3.63% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other races, and 1.61% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population. 24.8% were of German, 12.4% English, 12.1% Irish and 7.2% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The term White American officially refers to people of European, Middle Eastern, and North African descent residing in the United States. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... // Demographics in 2000 US Census Pacific Islander Americans represent the smallest group counted on the 2000 US Census. ... Actress Halle Berry was born to a white mother of British extraction and a black father of American extraction. ...  Countries where Spanish has official status. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ... Languages English Religions Christianity (Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism and other minority denominations), and other faiths. ... The United States 2000 Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...


There were 15,574 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08. For the record label, see Marriage Records. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $61,990, and the median income for a family was $76,321. Males had a median income of $50,495 versus $32,166 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,212. About 1.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Libraries

The award-winning Johnson County Library provides access to ideas, information, experiences and historical materials that support and enrich people's lives. The Library includes 13 locations throughout Johnson County, including the Lackman Library in Lenexa.


Education

Lenexa does not have a public school district of it own. Instead Lenexa students go to either Shawnee Mission School District, Olathe School District, or De Soto School District schools. It is also home to a handful of private schools. Lenexa's first high school, St. James Academy, opened in 2005. The Shawnee Mission School District The Shawnee Mission School District (Kansas Unified School District 512) is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. ... // District History In 1965, five districts unified to create Olathe Unified School District 233: Countryside School District 103 (a large portion), Meadowlane School District 108, Mount Zion School District 105, Olathe School District 16, and Pleasant View School District 96. ... The De Soto School District is a Johnson County, Kansas school district. ... Private schools, in the United States, Australia, Scotland, and other English-speaking countries, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public funds. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... St. ...


Notable People

  • James Butler Hickok aka Wild Bill Hickok - he staked a claim on 160 acres at what is now the corner of 83rd and Clare Road. He worked as a stocktender at the nearby Reed Hotel and later was elected constable of Monticello Township.

A park in his name is now in that area. *[1]

  • L. Michelle Staley - the first Kansas Chapter Coordinator and State Coordinator for ACES, The Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc. 1989 - present.
  • Jason Wiles - Actor, Director and Producer. Starred as Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli (1999-2005) in the television series "Third Watch". Wrote, directed and produced the feature film "Lenexa,1 Mile" in 2005.

See also

  • Oregon-California Trails Association

Information on this and other cities in Kansas The Oregon-California Trails Association is an interdisciplinary organization based at Independence, Missouri, United States. ...

Other information for Kansas This is a listing of cities located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Kansas has the twenty-sixth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $20,506 (2000). ...

This is a listing of counties in the State of Kansas. ... This is a complete listing of unified school districts in the State of Kansas. ... The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Kansas. ...

References

See also: Geographic references and United States Census, 2000
  1. ^ a b Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Annual estimates of the population to 2005-07-01. Released 2006-06-21. Five year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2005-07-01.

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