Blue Springs

Blue Springs, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Blue Springs, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°1′4″N 94°16′28″W / 39.01778°N 94.27444°W / 39.01778; -94.27444Coordinates: 39°1′4″N 94°16′28″W / 39.01778°N 94.27444°W / 39.01778; -94.27444
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Jackson
Government
• Mayor	Carson Ross (R)
Area
• Total	18.2 sq mi (47.2 km2)
• Land	18.2 sq mi (47.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	974 ft (297 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	52,575
• Density	3,066.8/sq mi (1,185/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64013-64015
Area code(s)	816
FIPS code	29-06652[1]
GNIS feature ID	0714434[2]
Website	www.bluespringsgov.com

Blue Springs is a city in Jackson County, Missouri and is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census the population at 52,575.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.2 square miles (47 km²), of which, 18.2 square miles (47 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 48,080 people, 17,286 households, and 13,362 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,642.7 people per square mile (1,020.5/km²). There were 17,733 housing units at an average density of 974.7 per square mile (376.4/km²). 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. In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $55,402, and the median income for a family was $61,008. Males had a median income of $41,373 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,444. About 3.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• David Cook, winner of American Idol Season 7
• Ladell Betts, NFL player for the New Orleans Saints
• Jim Eisenreich, former Royals, Phillies, and Marlins baseball player.
• Ivana Hong, Alternate Olympic Gymnast Beijing 2008
• Brandon Lloyd, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams
• Russ Morman, former major league baseball first baseman; currently hitting coach for Richmond Flying Squirrels
• Tech N9NE, Kansas City, Missouri rap artist.
• Carson Ross, first African-American Mayor of Blue Springs
• Jon Sundvold, former NBA player and University of Missouri basketball standout
• Doug Terry, former Kansas City Chiefs and University of Kansas football player
• Ricky Vega, former Pro Wrestler and World Wrestling Champion

References

External links

• Official City Website
• Historic maps of Blue Springs in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri

v d e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Missouri, US County seat: Independence Cities Blue Springs Buckner Grain Valley Grandview Greenwood Independence‡ Kansas City‡ Lake Lotawana Lake Tapawingo Lee's Summit‡ Levasy Lone Jack Oak Grove‡ Raytown Sugar Creek‡ Villages River Bend Sibley Unity Village Unincorporated community Blue Summit Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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