Lee's Summit (Missouri)
Here is general information about Lee's Summit in Missouri
Lee's Summit statistic
| Coordinates | 38°55′21″N 94°22′27″W |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Jackson, Cass |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| ZIP Codes | 64015, 64063, 64064, 64081, 64082, 64083, 64086, 64134, 64139, 64149 |
| Area code(s) | 816 |
| FIPS code | 29-41348 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0735684 |
| Interstates | Interstate 470 |
| Website | Official website |
| Government (Mayor) | Bill Baird |
| Government (Total) | 65.84 sq mi (170.54 km2) |
| Government (Land) | 63.82 sq mi (165.29 km2) |
| Government (Water) | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| Area (Total) | 65.84 sq mi (170.54 km2) |
| Area (Land) | 63.82 sq mi (165.29 km2) |
| Area (Water) | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| Population (2020) (Total) | 101,108 |
| Population (2020) (Density) | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
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Lee's Summit is a city located within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Cass in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census its population was 101,108, making it the sixth-largest city in both the state and in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The "Town of Strother" (not to be confused with a town of the same name in Monroe County) was founded by William B. Howard in October 1865. He named it for his wife, Maria D. Strother, the 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. Howard 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. After the war ended he returned and, knowing that the Missouri Pacific Railroad was surveying a route in the area, platted the town with 70 acres (280,000 m2) in the fall of 1865 as the town of Strother.