Independence

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city

Independence is a city in western Missouri, United States, known historically as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman and as a key starting point for several 19th-century westward trails.

Aliases (1)

Independence, Missouri ×50

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
areaCode	816 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States of America →
countrySubdivision	United States →
county	Jackson County, Missouri →
demographicRegion	Midwestern United States →
elevation	approximately 1,000 feet above sea level →
foundedIn	1827 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	Graceland University (Independence campus) →
hasHistoricDistrict	Independence Square Historic District →
hasLibrary	Mid-Continent Public Library branches →
hasMuseum	Bingham-Waggoner Estate → National Frontier Trails Museum → Vaile Mansion →
hasNickname	Queen City of the Trails →
hasNotableResident	Harry S. Truman →
hasNotableSite	Community of Christ Temple → Harry S. Truman National Historic Site → Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum → Independence Square → Independence Visitors Center (LDS Church) → Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri) →
hasPublicTransitConnection	Kansas City Area Transportation Authority →
hasSchoolDistrict	Independence School District →
hasSportsFacility	Cable Dahmer Arena →
historicalRole	jumping-off point for wagon trains heading west → major 19th-century frontier trading center →
isCountySeatOf	Jackson County, Missouri →
knownFor	hometown of U.S. President Harry S. Truman → starting point of the California Trail → starting point of the Oregon Trail → starting point of the Santa Fe Trail →
locatedIn	western Missouri →
locatedNear	Kansas City, Missouri →
locatedOn	Little Blue River (nearby waterway) →
namedAfter	concept of independence →
nearestMajorAirport	Kansas City International Airport →
partOf	Jackson County, Missouri → Kansas City metropolitan area →
postalCodePrefix	6405x →
religiousSignificance	headquarters city for Community of Christ → historic center for Latter Day Saint movement sites →
roadConnection	Interstate 435 → Interstate 70 → Missouri Route 291 → U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED →
state	Missouri →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Community of Christ Auditorium → Jackson County Courthouse (historic courthouse site) → Noland Home → Wallace family home →	city
Cuyahoga County →	hasMunicipality