Independence, Missouri Independence, Missouri Jackson County Courthouse in Independence Jackson County Courthouse in Independence Location of Independence, Missouri Location of Independence, Missouri Website City of Independence Independence is the fifth-largest town/city in the state of Missouri.
It lies inside Jackson County, of which it is the county seat. Independence is a satellite town/city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City urbane area.
Independence is known as the "Queen City of the Trails" because it was a point of departure for the California, Oregon and Santa Fe Trails.
Independence was also the hometown of U.S.
Truman; the Truman Presidential Library and Museum is positioned in the city, and Truman and First Lady Bess Truman are buried here.
The town/city is also sacred to many Latter Day Saints, with Joseph Smith's 1831 Temple Lot being positioned here, as well as the command posts of a several Latter Day Saint factions.
Independence was originally inhabited by Missouri and Osage Indians, followed by the Spanish and a brief French tenure.
Named after the Declaration of Independence, Independence was established on March 29, 1827, and quickly became an meaningful frontier town.
Independence was the farthest point westward on the Missouri River where steamboats or other cargo vessels could travel, due to the convergence of the Kansas River with the Missouri River approximately six miles west of town, near the current Kansas-Missouri border.
Independence immediately became a jumping-off point for the emerging fur trade, accommodating merchants and adventurers beginning the long trek westward on the Santa Fe Trail.
Engraving of the Courthouse in Independence, 1855 These include the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) and the Restoration Branches.
Independence saw great prosperity from the late 1830s through the mid-1840s, while the company of outfitting pioneers boomed.
In the mid-19th century an Act of the United States Congress defined Independence as the start of the Oregon Trail.
A map of the Oregon Trail, marking Independence.
Truman's Independence home, now part of the Harry S.
Independence saw two meaningful battles amid the Civil War: the first on August 11, 1862 when Confederate soldiers took control of the town, and the second in October 1864, which also resulted in a Southern victory.
The war took its toll on Independence and the town was never able to regain its previous prosperity, although a flurry of building activeness took place soon after the war.
The rise of close-by Kansas City also contributed to the town's relegation to a place of secondary eminence in Jackson County, though Independence has retained its position as governmental center of county to the present day.
Truman interval up in Independence, and in 1922 was propel judge of the county Court of Jackson County, Missouri (an administrative, not judicial, post).
Truman performed his duties diligently, and won personal acclaim for a several prominent enhance works projects, including an extensive series of fine roads for the burgeoning use of automobiles, the building of a new County Court building in Independence, and a series of 12 Madonna of the Trail monuments to pioneer women dedicated athwart the nation in 1928 and 1929.
His wife, First Lady Bess Truman, was born and raised in Independence, and both are buried there.
Truman National Historic Site (Truman's home) and the Harry S.
Truman Presidential Library and Museum are both positioned in Independence, as is one of Truman's boyhood residences.
Independence is positioned at 39 4 47 N 94 24 24 W (39.079805, 94.406551). It lies on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the edge of the state.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 78.25 square miles (202.67 km2), of which, 77.57 square miles (200.91 km2) is territory and 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2) is water. Climate data for Independence Independence has a populace of 111,806 in 1980 and 112,301 in 1990. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.87% White, 2.59% African American, 0.70% Asian, 0.64% Native American, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other competitions, and 2.31% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
1 Independence School District 2,200 4 City of Independence 1,097 Photograph of Van Horn High School in Independence, MO after the 2011 renovation.
Four school districts have areas inside the city: Independence, Blue Springs, Fort Osage Schools, and Raytown. Three enhance high schools are positioned inside the town/city limits: Truman High School, Van Horn High School, and William Chrisman High School; and two private high schools, Center Place Restoration School and Family Christian Academy, are also.
Prior to Fall 2008, parts of Independence in the Van Horn feeder pattern resided in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, but all of these students are now part of the Independence school district.
Graceland University, Independence campus.
Independence played an meaningful part in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement, and is home to the command posts of a several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement, most prominently the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), whose Temple is positioned there.
Other Latter Day Saint denominations headquartered in the town/city include the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) and the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), among others.
A number of Restoration Branches are also positioned in and around Independence, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintains a visitor's center in the town.
The Community of Christ has assembled a temple in Independence, and also maintains a large auditorium and other buildings nearby.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates a sizeable visitors' center adjoining to the Community of Christ Temple, and athwart the street from the initial Temple Lot designated by Joseph Smith in 1830.
There are five Catholic churches and a several Episcopal churches in Independence.
One of the earliest churches in Independence is the First Presbyterian Church, established in 1826. It was here in 1890 that Harry Truman saw Elizabeth (Bess) Wallace. Truman eventually married her after his return from World War I in 1919. Truman Library Research Center, at the Harry S.
Mid-Continent Public Library operates two general library chapters in Independence.
Kansas City Public Library operates the Trails West Branch in Independence.
It is also referred to as The Independence Examiner.
KSMO-TV 62 My Network TV partner operates a transmitter fortress in Independence, south of MO-12/Truman Rd.
Santa-Cali-Gon Days is an annual Labor Day festival held in Independence intermittently since 1940 and continuously since 1973, celebrating the city's tradition as a starting point of three primary frontier trails: the Santa Fe, California and Oregon.
The Independence Heritage Festival is a celebration of the diverse culture that exist in Independence.
The Independence town square features various family-owned shops encircling the old chief courthouse, which was modeled after Philadelphia's Independence Hall.
Independence, also known as the Queen City of the Trails, hosted thousands of settlers, pioneers, soldiers and merchants as they prepared to cross the plans along one of three trails: the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon.
Truman Presidential Library and Museum: Official library of the 33rd U.S.
Hailed as America's "best presidential exhibition" by the Dallas Morning News, the Truman Library offers theaters, a exhibition, store, and interactive hands-on exhibits together with a Decision Theater.
Winner Road: This non-profit organization is home to hundreds of puppets and marionettes from around the world and features a compilation of remnants from the world's biggest puppet factory which used to be in neighboring Kansas City, which was owned and directed by famous toy puppet creator Hazelle Rollins.
Describes the part s played by Latter-day Saints amid the early and tempestuous history of Independence.
The Independence Events Center is home of the Missouri Mavericks, a Central Hockey League mid-level experienced hockey team.
Independence Events Center also the home of Missouri Comets of the Major Arena Soccer League the top level of experienced indoor soccer.
Crysler Stadium is the home of the collegiate summer baseball Independence Veterans of the Mid-Plains League.
Independence has the following Sister city: There is a street in Independence south of Truman Rd.
(between City Hall and the Independence Square, west of Noland Rd.) called Higashimurayama.
I-70.svg Interstate 70 Major east/west interstate highway, connecting Independence to Kansas City, Columbia, and St.
I-435.svg Interstate 435 Runs just outside the town/city limits, between Independence and Kansas City.
Highway that links Independence with Kansas City and Buckner, and forms part of Independence's northern border with Sugar Creek.
It passes through the Fairmount Business District, by the Truman Presidential Library and Museum, by William Chrisman High School, and north of the Independence Square.
24 are known as Winner Road, and Independence Avenue.
Route 40 Connects Independence with Lee's Summit, Lake Tapawingo, and Blue Springs, and forms part of Independence's southern border with Kansas City.
24 and Twyman Road (near Fort Osage High School) with Blue Springs, and passes by the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
MO-12.svg Route 12 is a short highway that joins the Independence Square to I-435 in Kansas City, and is generally known as Truman Rd.
MO-78.svg Route 78 is an east/west highway that links Kansas City to MO-7, near the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
Route 71 Bypass, that links Independence to Lee's Summit, Sugar Creek, and Liberty.
Truman Road is a primary arterial street that joins Independence with downtown Kansas City, and easterly unincorporated Jackson County.
Truman's home, and the Independence Square.
Truman Road enters Independence with MO-12, and exits with State Route FF.
Independence Power & Light (IPL) is a small-town electric power plant owned and directed by the city.
IPL also draws power from other sources: the Missouri City Power Plant, and the Kansas City Power and Light Company (KCP&L), through a several 69 and 161 kilovolt transmission interconnections.
Forrest "Phog" Allen, KU basketball coach, member of Hall of Fame; attended high school in Independence.
Margaret Truman Daniel, novelist, daughter of Harry and Bess Truman; born in Independence.
Jim Eisenreich, Major League Baseball player; lived in Independence.
Paul Henning, created TV series The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction; born in Independence.
Arliss Howard, actor in films (Full Metal Jacket, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Natural Born Killers, Moneyball) and TV (Rubicon, Medium); born in Independence.
Russ Morman, Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman, coach; born in Independence.
Ralph Peer, record producer in Country Music Hall of Fame; born in Independence.
Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first baseman; attended high school in Independence.
Rick Sutcliffe, Major League Baseball pitcher and TV commentator; born in Independence.
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"Missouri Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Enumeration to 1990".
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"Truman: Bess Truman's Biography".
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