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Location of Lee's Summit, Missouri
Lee's Summit is a city in Jackson County and Cass County, Missouri. Lee's Summit is also a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. According to the [2004 City of Lee's Summit Annual Development Report], the city had a total population of 82,528. It is the sixth largest city in Missouri. According to the 2000 Census, Lee's Summit is the fastest growing city in the state.

Lee's Summit was the birthplace of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, outlaw Cole Younger and his brothers and is the current home of Internet celebrity Richard Kyanka.

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History

The original name of Lee's Summit was "The Town of Strother" when it was incorporated in 1865 by founder William B. Howard, but in 1868 the city changed its name to the current name, "The Town of Lee's Summit". The "Lee's" part has an unknown origin but locals think it has to do with either Robert E. Lee from the Civil War, or Dr. Pleasant Lea. "Summit" is based from the city's elevation compared to the surrounding area.http://www.lees-summit.mo.us/content/CHACityHistory.cfm

In 1885 a fire took place, destroying much of downtown and causing $87,000 worth of damage.>

In 1912 R.A. Long the owner of a lumber company began building his estate on the western edge of the city and into part of Kansas City, named Longview Farm. When it was completed it had a mansion, five barns and 42 buildings in the 1,700 acres. The farm also had a church, Longview Chapel Christian Church which was completed in 1915. It soon became internationally known as a showplace farm. Today, one of the horse barns is home to Longview Farm Elementary and developer David Gale, is working on a development named New Longview, which will include shopping, single family homes and apartments. The church and mansion are on the National Register of Historic Places. Other parts of the farm have been turned into Longview Lake and Longview Community College.

The city has grown over 800% in population since 1960 and recently much of the growth is on the southwest side.

In March 2006 a new City Hall was dedicated replacing one that was considered insufficient for the size of the city. Currently, the city is working on a streetscaping project for downtown called "Diggin It".

Geography

Lee's Summit is located at [38°55′21″N, 94°22′27″W] (38.922607, -94.374127)[Geographic references#1GR1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 159.7 km² (61.7 mi²). 154.1 km² (59.5 mi²) of it is land and 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it (3.50%) is water.

Demographics

City Population [link]
Census
year 		Population
1960 8,267
1965 12,813
1970 16,204
1975 21,765
1980 28,742
1985 33,846
1990 46,418
1995 57,466
1996 59,879
1997 62,657
1998 64,718
1999 67,079
2000 70,700
2001 73,128
2002 76,043
2003 79,515
2004 82,528

As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 70,700 people, 26,417 households, and 19,495 families residing in the city. The population density was 458.7/km² (1,188.0/mi²). There were 27,311 housing units at an average density of 177.2/km² (458.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.17% White, 3.47% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 26,417 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,905, and the median income for a family was $70,702. Males had a median income of $49,385 versus $32,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,891. About 2.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Lee's Summit is served by three school districts, the Lee's Summit R-VII School District, the Blue Springs R-IV School District, and the Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District. It also has two private schools, Lee's Summit Community Christian School and Our Lady of Presentation Catholic School.

Lee's Summit R-VII School District The current enrollment in the Lee's Summit R-VII School District is approximently 19,000 students. The district also serves parts of Kansas City, Missouri, Unity Village, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago , Lake Lotawana and rural eastern Jackson County. A bond was passed in 2006 plans are underway for a new elementary school to be placed near M-150 and Horridge Road. There are over 20 schools in the district, including:

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools High Schools Blue Springs R-IV School District The Blue Springs R-IV School District has a current enrollment of around 13,000 students. The district serves parts of Blue Springs, Independence, Lee's Summit and Rural Eastern Jackson County. There are over 20 schools in the school district including:

Elementary

Middle Schools High Schools Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District The Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District has a current enrollment of around 5,200 students. The district serves Raymore, Peculiar, and Lee's Summit south of County Line Road (Cass County). There are ten schools in the school district including:

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools High Schools Private Schools Lee's Summit has two religious private schools. Lee's Summit Community Christian School serves over 750 students from grades Kindergarten through 12th grade and is made up of families from over 80 area churches from 20 religious denominations. The school will complete a multi-million dollar high school facility in the fall of 2006. The Our Lady of Presentation Catholic School has a rich tradition of serving the faith community as well.

Colleges and Universities Lee's Summit only has one university, Longview Community College which is located on the western edge of Lee's Summit. The university is part of Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City or MCC for short.

Subdivisions

Lee's Summit has many subdivisions, including (the ones with over 100 homesites listed below) :

Transportation

Some of Lee's Summit's interstates and highways are:

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Capital Jefferson City
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