Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa, Kansas Location inside Johnson County and Kansas Location inside Johnson County and Kansas State Kansas Lenexa /l n ks / is a town/city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 48,190. It is bordered by the metros/cities of Shawnee to the north, Overland Park to the east, De Soto to the west and Olathe to the south.
In 1857, twelve years before the town of Lenexa was platted, James Butler Hickok staked a claim on 160 acres (0.65 km2) at what is now the corner of 83rd and Clare Road.At about the same time, a census of the Shawnee Indians living in the region was being taken.
One of the inhabitants was listed as "Na-Nex-Se Blackhoof," the widow of Chief Blackhoof, who was the second signer of the 1854 treaty that ceded 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km2) of the Kansas Shawnee Indian reservation to the U.S.
Lenexa is positioned at 38 57 53 N 94 45 34 W (38.964689, -94.759535). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 34.45 square miles (89.23 km2), of which, 34.10 square miles (88.32 km2) is territory and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) is water. About 1.8% of families and 3.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 48,190 citizens , 19,288 homeholds, and 13,065 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.4% White, 5.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from other competitions, and 2.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 19,288 homeholds of which 33.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families.
25.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 36.6 years.
24.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
Enumeration in 2000, there were 40,238 citizens , 15,574 homeholds, and 10,559 families residing in the city.
There were 16,378 housing units at an average density of 477.8 per square mile (184.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.50% White, 6.50% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 3.63% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other competitions, and 1.61% two or more competitions.
There were 15,574 homeholds out of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families.
24.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the town/city are: Lenexa is the home of a Records Center managed by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Lenexa does not have a enhance school precinct of its own.
Instead, Lenexa students go to either Shawnee Mission School District, Olathe School District, or De Soto School District schools.
Lenexa's first high school, St.
The Johnson County Library has a branch in Lenexa, the Lackman Library.
Each June the town/city hosts "The Great Lenexa Barbecue Battle", which is also the Kansas State Championship.
George Serbian Orthodox Church, a church established in Kansas City, Kansas in 1906 and moved to Lenexa in 2006.
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Lenexa include: Ron Worley (1945- ), Kansas state legislator United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Population Estimates".
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
""The Lenexa Police Department History"".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Lenexa, Kansas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
The Kansas City Star.
"Behind WWE superstar villain Baron Corbin is an ornery, edgy Lenexa native".
History of the State of Kansas; William G.
Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W.
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