Kansas City

"Kansas City (informalmente abreviado KC) es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Jackson en el estado estadounidense de Misuri. En el 2011 tenía una población de 463.202 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 593,9 personas por km². Kansas City fue fundada en 1838 como "Town of Kansas", en la confluencia de los ríos Misuri y Kansas y fue incorporada en 1850. Situada frente a Kansas City, Kansas, la ciudad fue el lugar de varias batallas durante la Guerra Civil, incluyendo la Batalla de Westport. La ciudad es conocida por sus contribuciones a los estilos musicales del jazz y el blues, así como a la cocina. En marzo de 2012 el centro de Kansas City fue seleccionado como uno de los mejores de la ciudades de Estados Unidos por la revista Forbes, por su cultura rica en arte, numerosas fuentes, tiendas de lujo y varios locales de cocina. El área metropolitana tiene cerca de 2 millones de habitantes y abarca quince condados en dos estados: Kansas y Misuri. La ciudad está dividida en dos partes por una frontera interestatal, por lo cual existen dos ciudades con el mismo nombre, Kansas City, Misuri y Kansas City, Kansas."

"Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the sixth largest city in the Midwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 475,378 in 2015, making it the 36th largest city by population in the United States. It is the anchor city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the KansasMissouri border. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850 the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon thereafter. Sitting on Missouri's western border, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the modern city encompasses some 319.03 square miles (826.3 km2), making it the 23rd largest city by total area in the United States. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, but portions spill into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Along with Independence, it serves as one of the two county seats for Jackson County. Major suburbs include the Missouri cities of Independence and Lee's Summit and the Kansas cities of Overland Park, Olathe, and Kansas City. The city is composed of several neighborhoods, including the River Market District in the north, the 18th and Vine District in the east, and the Country Club Plaza in the south. Kansas City is also known for its cuisine (including its distinctive style of barbecue), its craft breweries and its major league sports teams."