Mission Hills is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, (USA). As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 3,593. Mission Hills has the highest median household income of any city in Kansas with a population over 1,000, as well as one of the highest median incomes for any city in the United States. The city is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, which is adjacent to the east, across the aptly-named State Line Road. Other adjacent cities include Prairie Village, Fairway, and Mission Woods. Mission Hills was originally developed by noted Kansas City developer J. C. Nichols beginning in the 1920s. Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq. ... The highest-income places in the United States are usually considered to be in the Northeast; forty-one of the 100 highest-income counties by per capita income are located in the Northeast (including Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) and forty-six by median household income. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... State Line Road (also known as The State Line Link) is a major North/South street in the Kansas City area that runs along the Kansas/Missouri State Line. ... Prairie Village is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... Fairway is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ... Mission Woods is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ... Jesse Clyde Nichols (August 23, 1880 - February 16, 1950), better known as J. C. Nichols, was a prominent developer of commercial and residential real estate in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social issues of the 1920s. ...

The northern half of Mission Hills -- north of 63rd Street -- is informally called "old Mission Hills" and is dominated by opulent houses on large lots. There are two private country clubs in this section: the Mission Hills Country Club and the Kansas City Country Club. The southern half, consisting of developments Indian Hills and Sagamore Hills, contains affluent upper middle class residences and the private Indian Hills Country Club. A country club is a private club that offers a variety of recreational sports facilities to its members. ... This graph shows the American definition of social class according to the New York Times using the quintiles as measruement for class. ...

Culture and notoriety

Mission Hills contains one church and no commercial properties. A recently-removed, coin-operated telephone at the church was for many years considered the city's only commercial enterprise. The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ...

Mission Hills is in the Shawnee Mission public school district. Many residents, however send their children to private schools across the state line in Kansas City, Missouri, such as the Pembroke Hill School, Rockhurst High School, and the Barstow School. Shawnee Mission, Kansas is a name created by the United States Postal Service to describe an area of Johnson County, Kansas that contains numerous towns. ... The Pembroke Hill School or Pembroke Hill is a nonsectarian, coeducational, private preparatory school located on two campuses near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. ... Rockhurst High School (usually referred to simply as Rockhurst) is a private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit, preparatory school for boys located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on the Missouri-Kansas border along State Line Road. ...

Famous residents, past and present, include:

• Henry Bloch, co-founder and present Chairman of the Board of H&R Block
• George Brett: former star player for the Kansas City Royals baseball team, baseball hall-of-famer
• Evan S. Connell: writer of Mr. Bridge and Mrs. Bridge
• James Ellroy: writer
• Thomas Frank: founder of The Baffler and author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a book that frequently discusses Mission Hills.
• Donald J. Hall, Sr.: billionaire chairman of Hallmark Cards
• Ewing Kauffman: pharmaceutical magnate, philanthropist, and owner of the Kansas City Royals baseball team
• Marguerite Munger Peet: painter and pastelist, student of Thomas Hart Benton
• Tom Watson: renowned professional golfer

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Geography

Mission Hills is located at 39°0′49″N, 94°36′54″W (39.013705, -94.615083)^GR1. Image File history File links KSMap-doton-Mission_Hills. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²), all land. However, Brush Creek runs through the northern section of the city. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,593 people, 1,284 households, and 1,104 families residing in the city. The population density was 686.8/km² (1,782.5/mi²). There were 1,318 housing units at an average density of 251.9/km² (653.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.22% White, 0.08% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,284 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.2% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.06. A marriage is a committed relationship between or among individuals, recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $188,821, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $62,440 for females. The per capita income for the city was $95,405. About 1.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over. 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. ...

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