page_title: Kansas City, Missouri
section_title: Federal representation
hierarchical_section_title: Kansas City, Missouri / Law and government / Federal representation
caption_attribution_description: English: Police respond to a shooting near the intersection of 19th and Main in the early hours of New Years Day, 2016.
context_page_description: Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 495,327 in 2019, making it the 38th most-populous city in the United States. It is the most populated municipality and historic core city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri state line and has a combined statistical area population of 2,487,053. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, but portions spill into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. The city borders Kansas City, Kansas, and the Kansas counties of Johnson County and Wyandotte County. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. 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.
context_section_description: Kansas City is represented by three members of the United States House of Representatives:
  Missouri's 4th congressional district – the Cass County portion of Kansas City; represented by Vicky Hartzler (Republican)
  Missouri's 5th congressional district – all of Kansas City proper in Jackson County, plus Independence; represented by Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat)
  Missouri's 6th congressional district – all of Kansas City proper north of the Missouri River and plus suburbs in eastern Jackson County beyond Independence; represented by Sam Graves (Republican)
caption: Police respond to a shooting in the Crossroads area during the early hours of New Years Day 2016.
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