kansas city is bigger by metropolitan area than st. louis.
kansas city is bigger by metropolitan area than st. louis.
which is bigger by metropolitan area, kansas city or st. louis?
kansas city
the kansas city metropolitan area is a 15 county metropolitan area anchored by kansas city, missouri (kcmo), and straddling the border between the u.s. states of missouri and kansas. with a population of 2,104,509, it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area centered in missouri (after greater st. louis). alongside kcmo, the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs, the largest being overland park, kansas; kansas city, kansas; olathe, kansas; and independence, missouri; each over 100,000 in population. the mid-america regional council (marc) serves as the council of governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the area.
kansas city metropolitan area
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bullet::::- kansas city, missouri – pop: 491,918 (2018)









































section::::metropolitan area.:counties.









































the msa covers a total area of including of water.









































section::::metropolitan area.:associated areas.









































often associated with kansas city, the cities of lawrence, kansas, and st. joseph, missouri, are identified as separate metropolitan statistical areas.









































the kansas city-overland park-kansas city, missouri-kansas combined statistical area, which encompasses the kansas city mo-ks msa, the warrensburg, missouri micropolitan statistical area (usa) (in johnson county, missouri), and the atchison, kansas µsa (in atchison county, kansas), covers a total area of including of water.









































section::::transportation.









































section::::transportation.:highways.
kansas city metropolitan area