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Lee's Summit

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City in the United States
1865Established
101,108Population
65.8 sq miArea
1,037 ftElevation

Lee's Summit is a city in Jackson and Cass counties in Missouri, United States. It is a suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,108, making it the sixth most populous city in both Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. In 1865, the town was incorporated as Strother, remaining so until it was renamed Lee’s Summit three years later. The city was likely named in honor of Pleasant John Graves Lea, a prominent local citizen killed during the Civil War. The spelling "Lee" as opposed to "Lea" may have come from a temporary train depot established near the time of founding and is assumed to have been an error. Lee's Summit began as an agri…

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A Flood Watch is in effect, with Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. In the local news, Mo. firefighter surprised with Super Bowl tickets during ESPN broadcast (FireRescue1), Chiefs honor first responders ahead of 9/11, surprise 1 Lee's Summit firefighter (KSHB 41 Kansas City), and Lee’s Summit faces multi-million dollar budget shortfall, seeking public comment (fox4kc.com).

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