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Gladstone, Missouri

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Gallatin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64118. The Survey maps it on the North Kansas City quadrangle. 27,063 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 938 feet above sea level.

Gladstone within Clay County

On record in Gladstone

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Gladstone grew from 25,410 to 27,063 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201025,410
202027,063+1,653 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 40 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Gallatin township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri;, published 1885 - Gallatin Township

Chapter Viii The Mexican War

Army of the West - Platte and Cole Infantry Battalion - Departure of the Expedition - Arrival of Kearney in Santa Fe - Col. Sterling Price - Capt. Morin's Platte County Company - Names of Members - The Ortiz Insurrection - Murder of Gov. Bent and Others - Battle of La Canada - Ambuscade at El Embudo - Storming and Capture of Fort Pueblo de Taos - Other Battles - Massacre and Subsequent Battle at Moro - Engagement at Cienega - The Return Home - Capt.

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In the county-history sources

1,398 words on this township

History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri;, published 1885 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Gallatin Township covers boundary and physical features, villages in this township, barry, harlem, moscow, arnold's station.

Read the chapter on Gallatin Township - 1,398 words.

Fires near this place

32 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Gladstone between 2007 and 2019, burning about 11 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
28 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
24 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
8 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
5 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clay County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Gladstone: 28 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Holliday Sand & Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Randolph DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown-S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this place

42 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gladstone in 42 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 26 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 13 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2003Tornado (F4)Gladstone13 hurt, $31,000,000New tornado touchdown near Shady Lane and Antioch in Gladstone...with F0 to F1 damage to trees and roofs. The tornado intensified quickly, and damage of marginal F4 intensity was noted around one mile northeast of this area, near the intersection of NE 63rd Terrace and North Jackson. Another small area of marginal F4 intensity was noted just northeast of this location, in the Carriage Hills subdivision, just south of Pleasant Valley Road near North Brighton. Areas of F1 to F3 intensity damage was noted around these specific neighborhoods. The tornado continued northeast, based on air surveys, to just shy of Interstate 435 before dissipating.
April 1995HailGladstone$2,000,000Severe thunderstorms dumped hail from golf ball- to softball-size on parts of northern Kansas City and Gladstone. The storms then moved northeast to Kearney and Holt. Many homes received roof damage and at least four car dealerships received major damage to inventory. Baseball-size hail at the Metro North Mall smashed car windshields and broke windows.
April 1993HailGladstone$500,000Large hail, ranging from just under 1.00 inch to golf ball-size, produced substantial damage to automobiles on several dealership lots in Gladstone. Two-inch-diameter hail was reported near Lake Doniphan Road in Excelsior Springs.
March 2006HailGladstone$250,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F4)Gladstone$50,000Tornado moved in from Platte county and dissipated just before 169 highway south of I-29.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindGladstone$25,000The roof was blown off a building and equipment was blown over at a construction site in Gladstone.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGladstone-Downed tree and light pole near Route 152.
October 2024Thunderstorm WindGladstone-Several downed trees and limbs near Shoal Creek Parkway.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindGladstone-A few 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were blocking the roadway near Pleasant Valley.
July 2017Flash FloodGladstone-US 169 was closed due to flash flooding in Pleasant Valley.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGladstone-A 3-4 inch tree branch fell near Liberty.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGladstone-2 1/2 foot diameter tree down due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2004Tornado (F0)Gladstone-A brief tornado touchdown near the intersection of 72nd Street and Route 1. No damage reported.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindGladstone-Reported at Barry Road and Highway 169
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGladstone-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines in Gladstone at the intersection of I-29 and Vivian Road.
June 1998Flash FloodGladstone-Very heavy rain from thunderstorms resulted in several reports of flash flooding in Clay County. In Gladstone, several evacuations of people trapped in cars were required at 60th and Shoul Rd. In Liberty, 3 cars were submerged and one person was trapped but successfully rescued. The intersection of Route 152 and Flintlock was under water and impassable.
March 1995HailGladstone-Hail up to one inch in size was reported near the Worlds of Fun amusement park, two places in Gladstone, and just west of Liberty.
March 1995HailGladstone-Hail up to one inch in size was reported near the Worlds of Fun amusement park, two places in Gladstone, and just west of Liberty.
April 1995HailGladstone-Severe thunderstorms dumped hail from golf ball- to softball-size on parts of northern Kansas City and Gladstone. The storms then moved northeast to Kearney and Holt. Many homes received roof damage and at least four car dealerships received major damage to inventory. Baseball-size hail at the Metro North Mall smashed car windshields and broke windows.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindGladstone-Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 65 mph around the Gladstone area, breaking off several large tree limbs.
November 2016HailGladstone-no account filed
April 2015HailGladstone-no account filed
August 2011HailGladstone-no account filed
June 2008HailGladstone-no account filed
June 2008HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2006HailGladstone-no account filed
April 2005HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2003HailGladstone-no account filed
May 2003HailGladstone-no account filed
May 2003HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2002HailGladstone-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindGladstone-no account filed
May 2002HailGladstone-no account filed
March 2000HailGladstone-no account filed
July 1996FloodGladstone-no account filed
June 1994HailGladstone-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Oakwood Manor0.7 miles40
Oakview0.8 miles40
Oakwood0.8 miles40
Evanston0.9 miles40
Oaks0.9 miles40
Oakwood Park1.0 miles40
Greenwood1.1 miles40
Linden1.5 miles40

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on GladstoneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q968179The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730104. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.