Mission, Kansas

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Back to Mission, KS housing info, Johnson County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Mission. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Mission, KS Johnson County Population in July 2008: 9,765. Population change since 2000: +0.4%   Males: 4,593   (47.0%) Females: 5,172   (53.0%) Median resident age:   34.7 years Kansas median age:   35.2 years Zip codes: 66202. Estimated median household income in 2008: $52,383 (it was $42,298 in 2000) Mission:   $52,383 Kansas:   $50,177 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $34,465 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $160,320 (it was $110,100 in 2000) Mission:   $160,320 Kansas:   $125,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $172,297; Detached houses: $171,854; Townhouses or other attached units: $163,574; In 2-unit structures: $134,903; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,601; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $156,823 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 66202 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 66205 Mission, KS residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Mission: White Non-Hispanic (86.5%) Hispanic (4.9%) Black (3.8%) Two or more races (2.1%) Other race (2.0%) American Indian (0.8%) Asian Indian (0.7%) Chinese (0.7%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mission: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Mission, Kansas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Mission is mentioned 207 times on our forum: Preschool in Shawnee Mission/OP area?  (1 reply) shawnee mission middle schools and high schools  (9 replies) Honestly, making $120K/Year, could you live in Overland Park or Kansas City?  (48 replies) Johnson County, Kansas: The American Dream?  (52 replies) Observation tower Shawnee mission park  (0 replies) Kansas: My impressions  (39 replies) Latest news from Mission, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (29.7%), Irish (16.0%), English (15.1%), United States (5.7%), French (3.5%), Polish (2.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 1000 feet Land area: 2.53 square miles. Population density: 3861 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 39.03 N, Longitude: 94.66 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,383 (+34.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 618 (10.9%)

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Mission, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.07
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Mission, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Mission-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 183% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Mission city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.6 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Mission-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Mission center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 5.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Tourist attractions: Libraries Public - Johnson County Libraries- Branch Libraries- Antioch Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway), Libraries Public - Johnson County Libraries- Branch Libraries- Cedar Roe Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5120 Cedar Street), Mission Bowl 'n' One (Amusement & Theme Parks; 5399 Martway Street). Hotels: Howard Johnson Overland Pk KS (7508 Shawnee Mission Parkway), Comfort Inn I-35/shawnee Mission (6401 East Frontage Road), Quality Inn Merriam (6601 East Frontage Road). Court: Mission Ks-City - Municipal Court (6090 Woodson Road).

Average household size:

This city:	1.9 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	43.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This city:	6.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mission, KS

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• Quality Inn, 6601 E Frontage Rd, Mission, KS 66202, Phone: (913) 262-4448, Fax: (913) 262-1043
• Ramada Hotel, 7240 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Mission, KS 66202, Phone: (913) 262-3010, Fax: (913) 262-2326
• Drury Inn Merriam/Shawnee Mission, 9009 W Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Mission, KS 66202, Phone: (913) 236-9200, Fax: (913) 236-9200

Here		50.8%
USA		50.2%

8.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,865 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.64%
Kansas average:	7.39%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.08%
Kansas average:	0.18%

from Jackson County, MO	1.48% ($53,380 average AGI)
from Wyandotte County, KS	0.85% ($32,467)
from Douglas County, KS	0.44% ($39,039)

7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Kansas average:	7.67%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($558 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.07%
Kansas average:	0.08%

to Jackson County, MO	1.33% ($48,155 average AGI)
to Wyandotte County, KS	0.71% ($32,459)
to Douglas County, KS	0.29% ($32,424)

• 6000 Lamar St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00077919
  Registrant: County Of Johnson, 125 N Cherry St, Olathe, KS 66061, Phone: (913) 791-5141

• Fire: 29
• Hazardous Condition: 31

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and office occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other health and personal care stores (population 5,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Broadcasting and telecommunications (population 5,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Lawyers (population 5,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"