The city was incorporated as a first-class city on May 20, 1960, making it one of the youngest communities in Johnson County. Its initial population was 28,085 and was bounded by Antioch Road (West), 107th Street (South), Chadwick (East) and I-35 (North). In 1960 the population was 28,085 with 17.2 square miles incorporated. By 1990 the population was 111,790 and in 1995 the incorporated land area was 56.6 square miles. Since 1995, the population has since grown to over 167,000 by 2005 with 62.26 square miles of land area. Overland Park is now the second most populous city in Kansas. The city traces its roots back to 1905, with the arrival of its founder, William B. Strang Jr., who platted subdivisions along a military roadway on 600 acres (2.4 km²) he purchased that are now part of the old downtown area.
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Lee's Summit is a city in Cass and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The U.S. Census extimated the city's population at 84,208 in 2008.[3] However, the city's development report estimated its population at 92,927 in 2009,[4] making it the sixth-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the sixth-largest city in Missouri. In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Lee's Summit 44th on its list of the 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States.Founded as the "Town of Strother", by William B. Howard for his wife, Maria D. Strother (daughter of William D. Strother formerly of Bardstown, Kentucky). Howard came to Jackson County in 1842 from Kentucky, married Maria in 1844, and by 1850 he and Maria had 833 acres (3.37 km2) and a homestead five miles (8 km) north of town. He was arrested for being a Confederate in October 1862, near the beginning of the Civil War, and after being paroled he took his family back to Kentucky for the duration of the war.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 48,080 people, 17,286 households, and 13,362 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,020.5/km² (2,642.7/mi²). There were 17,733 housing units at an average density of 376.4/km² (974.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.18% White, 2.93% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.76% of the population. There were 17,286 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.16.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 24,881 people, 9,709 households, and 6,485 families residing in the city. The population density was 652.2/km² (1,689.4/mi²). There were 10,348 housing units at an average density of 271.2/km² (702.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.81% White, 33.54% African American, 0.56% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.93% from other races, and 3.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.33% of the population. There were 9,709 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.
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After the successful development of the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, J. C. Nichols turned toward development of his native Johnson County, just a few miles from the Plaza. Construction of Prairie Village started in 1941. By 1949, Prairie Village was named the best planned community in America by the National Association of Home Builders. It was officially recognized as a city in 1951. Residents of the city are known to nickname the city "Perfect Village".
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As usual, the festivities kicked off with the All Species Parade led by the mind-boggling percussion band, Joia.  I'll devote a post to them in the coming days. I tried to count the number of species in the parade and came up with, um, one (unless you count the bazillion bacteria in our digestive tracts). Fun for all.

TOMORROW: faeries.

The reference is to loony American folklore. Some of my countrymen believe that "space aliens," the quintessential little green men, kidnap humans for experimentation. The stories usually say something about probes into the body, mostly anal.. So, that's why I used the picture of the sign at a grain elevator on the river, where big trucks pull up to empty their loads. You may or may not have heard of Roswell, New Mexico. The same crazies think that there have been flying saucer landings in the area. The town promotes this for tourist business. I once had a client, though, who said he had been a guard at the front gate of a restricted military base outside Roswell. He said that very high ranking Army and Air Force officers were frequent visitors and no one ever said a word about what was going on. I take the story with a grain of salt. I hope this makes more sense to you. It illustrates the quip by the great American journalist and literary editor, H. L. Mencken,that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

I've mentioned that, in a way, St. Louis is like Little-Las-Vegas-On-Mississippi. We have seven good sized casinos in the area. This one is in East St. Louis, Illinois, directly across the river from downtown. When the sign says "loosest slots," it means that this place claims to have the highest ratio of payback to money wagered on slot machines anywhere in the country. Note to math majors: if P is the amount of payback and $ is the total amount thrown into the machines, P < $, always. Every day, every machine.