Kansas City, Missouri | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-08

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri


00:02:03 1 History
00:02:37 1.1 Exploration and settlement
00:05:55 1.2 American Civil War
00:07:32 1.3 Post-Civil War
00:09:10 1.4 Pendergast era
00:10:17 1.5 Post–World War II
00:12:31 1.6 21st century
00:12:40 1.6.1 Downtown Kansas City development
00:15:35 1.6.2 Transportation developments
00:17:46 2 Geography
00:18:55 2.1 Cityscape
00:19:13 2.1.1 Architecture
00:20:55 2.1.2 City Market
00:21:35 2.1.3 Downtown
00:23:34 2.2 Climate
00:26:46 3 Demographics
00:29:02 4 Economy
00:32:53 4.1 Headquarters
00:33:06 4.2 Top employers
00:33:23 5 Culture
00:33:32 5.1 Abbreviations and nicknames
00:34:35 5.2 Performing arts
00:36:41 5.3 Jazz
00:38:37 5.4 Irish culture
00:39:21 5.5 Casinos
00:40:17 5.6 Cuisine
00:43:10 5.7 Points of interest
00:43:22 5.8 Religion
00:44:10 5.9 Walt Disney in Kansas City
00:44:56 6 Sports
00:45:25 6.1 Professional football
00:46:00 6.2 Professional baseball
00:47:07 6.3 Professional soccer
00:47:50 6.4 College athletics
00:48:38 6.5 Professional rugby
00:49:04 6.6 Former teams
00:50:54 7 Parks and boulevards
00:53:17 8 Law and government
00:53:26 8.1 City government
00:55:01 8.2 National political conventions
00:55:36 8.3 Federal representation
00:56:19 8.4 Crime
00:58:35 9 Education
00:58:44 9.1 Colleges and universities
01:00:22 9.2 Primary and secondary schools
01:01:29 9.3 Libraries and archives
01:02:46 10 Media
01:02:54 10.1 Print media
01:03:59 10.2 Broadcast media
01:06:54 10.3 Film community
01:08:49 11 Infrastructure
01:09:25 11.1 Highways
01:10:22 11.2 Airports
01:11:02 11.3 Public transportation
01:11:34 11.3.1 KCATA- RideKC
01:12:07 11.3.1.1 RideKC Bus and MAX
01:13:06 11.3.1.2 RideKC Streetcar
01:14:07 11.3.1.3 RideKC Bridj
01:15:02 11.4 Walkability
01:15:53 11.5 Modal characteristics
01:16:51 12 Sister cities
01:17:03 13 Notable people
01:17:12 14 See also



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SUMMARY
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Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, bordering Johnson County and Wyandotte County in Kansas. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 488,943 in 2017, making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States and the most populated city of the Kansas City metropolitan area. It also has the fifth highest murder rate out of every city in the United States. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port east of its confluence with the Kansas River. It was named after the Kansa or Kaw people who had their significant populations in what is now the state of Kansas. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.
Sitting on Missouri's western boundary, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the historic city encompasses some 319.03 square miles (826.3 km2), making it the 23rd largest city by total area in the United States. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, but portions spill into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Along with Independence, one of its major suburbs, it serves as one of the two county seats of Jackson County. Other cities with a population of over 50,000 in the Kansas City metropolitan area include the Kansas cities of Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa and the Missouri cities of Lee's Summit and Blue Springs.
The city is composed of several neighborhoods, including the River Market District in the north, the 18th and Vine District in the east, and the Country Club Plaza in the south. Kansas City is known for its long tradition of jazz music and culture, for its cuisine (including its distinctive style of barbecue), and its craft breweries.