BlockBefore

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.

North Kansas City within Clay County

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

Population over time

2 figures

North 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,208
20204,467+259 (+6%)

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.

Read the rest of this passage

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

109 since 2007

Regional 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/undetermined71
Arson/incendiarism10
Recreation and ceremony8
Smoking7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
29 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service24406
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyandotte County23456
28 September 2007Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresMissouri 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 59 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lite Weight Products Perlite PlantPerliteProducer
Unknown-Ls and ShaleClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Holliday Sand & Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Randolph DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2000Tornado (F1)North Kansas City$5,000,000The 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 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City$250,000Roof 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 2006HailNorth Kansas City$200,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City$5,000Damage to Ameristar casino building.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-Numerous 2-6 inch diameter tree branches down.
May 2020Flash FloodNorth Kansas City-There was flooding on the ramp of Briarcliff and Southbound HWY 9.
April 2019FloodNorth 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 2019Flash FloodNorth Kansas City-A water rescue took place along Highway 9 and Briarcliff in Northmoor.
October 2018Flash FloodNorth Kansas City-Several roads around 169 and 69 were flooded.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-Numerous trees of unknown size or condition were down near North Kansas City.
August 2017Flash FloodNorth Kansas City-Two water rescues occurred at Briarcliff Parkway and Highway 169 near Northmoor.
May 2016Flash FloodNorth 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 2016HailNorth Kansas City-This report was gathered via social media.
May 2016HailNorth Kansas City-This report was gathered via social media.
May 2013HailNorth Kansas City-Hail was reported around the downtown Kansas City airport.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-The ASOS at the downtown Kansas City Airport, measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 58 mph.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-Trees were reported down and power out at 23rd Street and Burlington.
August 2006Flash FloodNorth Kansas City-Several cars stalled on roads and intersections...where 1.5 inches of rain fell in 40 minutes.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-Trees downed from thunderstorm winds.
November 2016HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
May 2011HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
April 2010HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
May 2010HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
June 2008HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
April 2008Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-no account filed
April 2008Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-no account filed
July 2007HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
March 2006HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-no account filed
May 2003HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
October 2002HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
May 2001HailNorth Kansas City-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindNorth Kansas City-no account filed
May 1996FloodNorth Kansas City-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
Harlem1.6 miles38
Avondale1.9 miles40
Thornton2.5 miles40
Moscow2.7 miles40
Woodhill3.5 miles40
Winnwood3.7 miles40
Randolph4.0 miles24
East Kansas City4.1 miles24

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 CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q256679The 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.