Independence, Missouri

**Independence** is a city in the northwest part of the US state of Missouri, not far from Kansas City. In 2020, about 123,011 people lived there.

## History

Independence was created on March 28, 1827. It was an important place for the Oregon Trail. This is because the trail started here.

Independence had two battles in the American Civil War. One is the  on August 11, 1862. The other is the  on October 21-22, 1864.

President Harry S. Truman lived in Independence for a long time. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is in Independence.

### 2020 Census

The 2020 census said that there were 123,011 people living in Independence. There were 51,139 households, and 34,305 households with more than one person. Of the households, 60.4% owned their home and 39.6% rented their home. Children under age 18 lived in 27.2% of the households. Of the people, 72.6% were White, 8.7% were Black, and 1.2% were Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.2% of the people.

### 2010 Census

In 2010, there were 116,830 people, 48,742 households, and 30,165 families living in Independence. The people were 85.7% White, 5.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 3.2% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. 7.7% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.

23% of the people were under 18 years old; 8.6% of the people were between 18 and 24 years old; 24.9% of the people were between 25 and 44 years old; 27.4% of the people were between 45 and 64 years old; 16.1% were 65 years old or older. 52% of the people were women, and 48% of the people were men.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Independence, Missouri
- **settlement type**: List of cities in Missouri, City
- **image skyline**: Jackson County Courthouse Independence MO-cropped.jpg
- **image caption**: Jackson County Courthouse in Independence
- **image map**: Jackson_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Independence_Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 260px
- **map caption**: Location of Independence in Missouri
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Missouri
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Missouri, County
- **subdivision name2**: Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: March 29, 1827
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 203.10
- **area land km2**: 201.93
- **area water km2**: 1.17
- **area total sq mi**: 78.42
- **area land sq mi**: 77.97
- **area water sq mi**: 0.45
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 123011
- **population density km2**: 609.17
- **population density sq mi**: 1577.75
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **elevation ft**: 863
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 64050–64057
- **area code**: Area code 816, 816
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 29-35000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395422
- **website**: [http://www.indepmo.org City of Independence]
- **named for**: United States Declaration of Independence, The Declaration of Independence