North Kansas City, 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 64116. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Kansas City quadrangle. 4,467 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
On record in North Kansas City
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 3 records
Armour Theatre Buildinglisted 2008
Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse Buildinglisted 1997
Wheeling Corrugating Company Buildinglisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresNorth Kansas City grew from 4,208 to 4,467 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,208 | |
| 2020 | 4,467 | +259 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 40 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1890 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1935 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Gallatin township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
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.
In the county-history sources
1,398 words on this townshipHistory 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
109 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of North Kansas City between 2007 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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/undetermined | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 24406 |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 23456 |
| 28 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of North Kansas City: 53 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite Weight Products Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls and Shale | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Holliday Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Randolph Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Kansas City in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | North Kansas City | $5,000,000 | The tornado formed rapidly in southwest Clay County in Kansas City, MO, causing considerable damage to two auto dealerships at 39th and North Oak Trafficway. A nearby apartment complex suffered roof damage. Many trees and power lines were downed as the tornado moved east, lifting near Parvin Road and Chouteau Trafficway. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | $250,000 | Roof blown off Block Road at 12th and Burlington. Multiple power poles snapped off...windows and structural damage to buildings...around 10th through 12th Street and Burlington. |
| March 2006 | Hail | North Kansas City | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | $5,000 | Damage to Ameristar casino building. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | Numerous 2-6 inch diameter tree branches down. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | North Kansas City | - | There was flooding on the ramp of Briarcliff and Southbound HWY 9. |
| April 2019 | Flood | North Kansas City | - | Ongoing flooding along the Missouri River continued through the month of April and into May. Several roads were closed near the banks of the Missouri River. This flooding began in mid March and due to upstream releases and continued periods of heavy rain the flooding continued into May. Monetary damages are unknown despite the entry indicating 0 dollars of damages. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | North Kansas City | - | A water rescue took place along Highway 9 and Briarcliff in Northmoor. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | North Kansas City | - | Several roads around 169 and 69 were flooded. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | Numerous trees of unknown size or condition were down near North Kansas City. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | North Kansas City | - | Two water rescues occurred at Briarcliff Parkway and Highway 169 near Northmoor. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | North Kansas City | - | North Kansas City Fire Department assisted in helping stranded motorists in high water. It is unclear to what extent the motorists needed assistance. |
| May 2016 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | This report was gathered via social media. |
| May 2016 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | This report was gathered via social media. |
| May 2013 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | Hail was reported around the downtown Kansas City airport. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | The ASOS at the downtown Kansas City Airport, measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 58 mph. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | Trees were reported down and power out at 23rd Street and Burlington. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | North Kansas City | - | Several cars stalled on roads and intersections...where 1.5 inches of rain fell in 40 minutes. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | Trees downed from thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2016 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flood | North Kansas City | - | no account filed |
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.
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 North Kansas City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q256679 | The 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 723477. 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.













