Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri

Kaw Township is one of eight townships in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The township is within the city of Kansas City. As of 2010 census, its population was 182,719.[2] The township was established in 1827 through an order of the county court.[3]

Kaw Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°51′21″N 94°33′36″W[1]
StateMissouri
CountyJackson
Area
 • Total56.6 sq mi (91.08 km2)
 • Land56.1 sq mi (90.28 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.88%
Population
 (2000)
 • Total182,719
 • Density3,255/sq mi (8,430.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS Feature ID766802

History

Kaw Township was founded in 1827, taking its name from the Kaw River.[4]

Geography

Kaw Township covers an area of 35.17 square miles (91.08 km2) and is within the city of Kansas City. It borders the Missouri River to the north, the state of Kansas to the west, Cass County to the south, and the rest of Kansas City to the east. The Kaw Township is within the Kansas City urban area.

City Market

The City Market is within the Kaw Township. Since its inception in 1857, the City Market has been one of the largest and most enduring public farmers' markets in the midwest, linking growers and small businesses to the Kansas City community. In addition, more than 30 full-time merchants are open year-round and offer specialty foods, fresh meats and seafood, restaurants and cafes, floral, home accessories and much more.[5]

Downtown
Main article: Downtown Kansas City
The city's tallest buildings and characteristic skyline are roughly contained inside the downtown freeway loop (shaded in red). Downtown Kansas City itself is established by city ordinance to stretch from the Missouri River south to 31st Street (beyond the bottom of this map), and from State Line Rd. to Troost Ave.
A look down Downtown Kansas City streets today.

Downtown Kansas City is an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) bounded by the Missouri River to the north, 31st Street to the south, Troost Avenue to the East, and State Line road to the West. Areas near Downtown Kansas City include the 39th Street District is known as Restaurant Row[6] and features one of Kansas City's largest selections of independently owned restaurants and boutique shops. It is a center of literary and visual arts and bohemian culture. Crown Center is the headquarters of Hallmark Cards and a major downtown shopping and entertainment complex. It is connected to Union Station by a series of covered walkways. The Country Club Plaza, or simply "the Plaza", is an upscale, outdoor shopping and entertainment district. It was the first suburban shopping district in the United States,[7] designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by automobile,[8] and is surrounded by apartments and condominiums, including a number of high rise buildings. The associated Country Club District to the south includes the Sunset Hill and Brookside neighborhoods, and is traversed by Ward Parkway, a landscaped boulevard known for its statuary, fountains and large, historic homes. Kansas City's Union Station is home to Science City, restaurants, shopping, theaters, and the city's Amtrak facility.

Federal representation

The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Kansas City. The Kansas City Main Post Office is located at 300 West Pershing Road.[9]

Transportation

The Kaw Township is serviced by six interstate highways and six U.S. highways. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) was formed with the signing of a Bi-State compact created by the Missouri and Kansas legislatures on December 28, 1965. The compact gives the KCATA responsibility for planning, construction, owning, and operating passenger transportation systems and facilities within the seven-county Kansas City metropolitan area.

On December 12, 2012, downtown Kansas City voters approved[10] construction of a $102 million, 2-mile modern streetcar that will be operational by 2015. The line will run between River Market and Union Station, mostly on Main Street. A new non-profit corporation made up of private sector stakeholders and city appointees—the Kansas City Streetcar Authority—will operate and maintain the system. There will be no fare charged initially,[11] unlike many similar US systems. The city is planning to add multiple extensions to the starter line.

See also

References
  1. "Township of Kaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kaw township, Jackson County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  3. The History of Jackson County, Missouri . Union historical Company. 1881. pp. 370-371.
  4. "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Thecitymarket.org". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. Kansas City – Restaurants – Restaurant Guide Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "A walk through Kansas City history" Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Country Club Plaza website (online)
  8. Garvin, Alexander (2002). The American City: What Works, what doesn't. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 119–125. ISBN 0-07-137367-5.
  9. "Post Office Location – Kansas City". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  10. "Kansas City voters approve streetcar plan". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  11. "Kansas City streetcar rides will be free". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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