Missouri–Kansas state line

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The Missouri–Kansas state line is the boundary separating the states of Missouri and Kansas, notably running through the Kansas City metropolitan area and dividing it between the two states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate boundary
state border
coordinateSystem latitude and longitude
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
crossedByInterstateHighway Interstate 35 NERFINISHED
Interstate 435
Interstate 70 NERFINISHED
crossedByRiver Kansas River
Missouri River
crossedByU.S.Highway U.S. Route 169 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 69 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 71 NERFINISHED
definedBy U.S. federal and state legislation
dividesCity Kansas City metropolitan area
dividesUrbanAreaInto Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: "Kansas City, Missouri"
easternBorderOf Kansas
establishedInCentury 19th century
followsMeridianApproximately 94th meridian west
formsPartOf border of the Midwestern United States
hasAdjacentRegion Clay County, Missouri NERFINISHED
Jackson County, Missouri
Johnson County, Kansas
Platte County, Missouri NERFINISHED
Wyandotte County, Kansas
hasDirection north–south
hasNotableSegment State Line Road in Kansas City area
nearCity Independence, Missouri NERFINISHED
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: "Kansas City, Missouri"

Lee's Summit, Missouri
Olathe, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
partOf boundary between U.S. states
passesThroughMetropolitanArea Kansas City metropolitan area
region Midwestern United States
relatedToHistoricalEvent American Civil War
surface form: "American Civil War border conflicts"

Bleeding Kansas crisis
surface form: "Bleeding Kansas"
separatesState Kansas
Missouri
usedFor jurisdictional division
law enforcement jurisdiction
school district boundaries
taxation boundaries
westernBorderOf Missouri

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Missouri River USStateBorderFor Missouri–Kansas state line
this entity surface form: "Kansas–Missouri border"
Kansas City metropolitan area crosses Missouri–Kansas state line
Mindenmines, Missouri nearestStateBorder Missouri–Kansas state line
this entity surface form: "Kansas–Missouri border"