Lenexa
| Lenexa | |||
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 Headquarters of the Global Ministry of the Church of the Nazarene, 2009 |
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| Location in Kansas | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1869 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Kansas | ||
| County : | Johnson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 58 ′ N , 94 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
43,434 (status: 2005) 2,067,585 (status: 2009) |
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| Population density : | 489.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 89.2 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) of which 88.8 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 315 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 66200-66299 | ||
| Area code : | +1 913 | ||
| FIPS : | 20-39350 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0479208 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.lenexa.ks.us | ||
| Mayor : | Michael A. Boehm | ||
Lenexa is a city in the US state of Kansas in Johnson County with 43,434 inhabitants (as of 2005). Lenexa is in the immediate vicinity of Overland Park , the second largest city in the state and Kansas City , the third largest city.
Lenexa is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area .
history
Lenexa was founded in 1869. 12 years earlier, James Butler Hickok became the first white American to acquire land in the area of this parish. An Indian tribe lived in this area. The chief's widow named "Na-Nex-Se Blackhoof" sold 6.500 km² of the Kansas Shawnee Indian territory to the US government in a contract in 1854. The old Santa Fe Trail, which also touched the southeastern part of Lenexa towards Santa Fe (New Mexico) , began a little further west . In 1865, the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad Company bought land on which they built a railroad. In 1869 the connection with a train station in the area of today's city was completed, which is also the date of foundation for the city. The name "Lenexa" is borrowed from "Na-Nex-Se". In the further course Lenexa developed into a residential town in the metropolitan area Kansas City / Overland Park.
geography
Lenexa is 38 ° 57'53 "north latitude and 94 ° 45'34" west longitude. The area is 89.2 km²; 88.8 km² of this is land, 0.4 km² is water.
population
The results of the United States Census 2000 showed that 40,238 people in 15,574 households lived in Lenexa.
89.5% of the population are white, 6.5% African-American , 3.6% Asian, 0.3% Indian and 0.1% other. The majority of the population is of German origin, namely 24.8%.
The average family size was 3.08 people. 3.4% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2000 .
Religions
There are currently seven parishes in Lenexa, including:
- 2 Methodist churches (Lenexa United Methodist Church and St Pauls United Methodist Church)
- 2 Baptist parishes (Emmanuel Chinese Baptist Church and Lenexa Baptist Church)
- 1 Evangelical Lutheran parish (Salem Lutheran Church)
- 1 Church of Christ ward
- 1 Serbian Orthodox parish
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Baron Corbin (born 1984), wrestler
- Grace VanderWaal (* 2004), singer and songwriter
Other personalities
- Jason Wiles (* 1970), actor, director and producer; grew up in Lenexa