Independence, Missouri, United States

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city

Independence, Missouri, United States, is a historic city near Kansas City best known as the longtime home of U.S. President Harry S. Truman and a key center in the westward expansion of the United States.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
associatedWith	Harry S. Truman → Latter Day Saint movement history →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
county	Jackson County, Missouri →
demographicCharacteristic	part of Jackson County’s second-largest city →
elevation	approximately 1000 feet above sea level →
founded	1827 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAreaCode	816 →
hasHistoricDistrict	Independence Square Historic District →
hasHistoricRole	key outfitting point for wagon trains heading west → major frontier town in the 19th century →
hasLandmark	Bingham-Waggoner Estate → Community of Christ Temple → Harry S. Truman National Historic Site → Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum → Independence Square → Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → Vaile Mansion →
hasMuseum	National Frontier Trails Museum →
hasNickname	Queen City of the Trails →
hasPublicTransit	RideKC bus system →
hasRiver	Little Blue River → Missouri River (nearby) →
incorporated	1849 →
is	county seat of Jackson County, Missouri →
knownFor	association with U.S. President Harry S. Truman → role in westward expansion of the United States → starting point for the California Trail → starting point for the Oregon Trail → starting point for the Santa Fe Trail →
locatedIn	Midwestern United States →
locatedNear	Kansas City, Missouri →
namedAfter	United States Declaration of Independence →
nearestMajorAirport	Kansas City International Airport →
partOf	Kansas City metropolitan area →
population	over 120000 →
postalCodePrefix	6405 →
region	Jackson County eastern suburbs of Kansas City →
religiousSignificance	headquarters city of Community of Christ → important center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints historic sites →
sportsFacility	Cable Dahmer Arena →
state	Missouri →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
transportation	served by Interstate 470 → served by Interstate 70 →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bingham-Waggoner Estate ("Independence, Missouri") → Community of Christ Temple ("Independence, Missouri") → Harry S. Truman National Historic Site ("Independence, Missouri") → Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence High School ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence Square ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence Square Historic District ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Independence, Missouri") → National Frontier Trails Museum ("Independence, Missouri") → Noland Home ("Independence, Missouri") → Wallace family home ("Independence, Missouri") →	locatedIn
Bess Truman → Bess Truman → Elizabeth Virginia Wallace → Ginger Rogers → Harry S. Truman → Harry S. Truman → Harry S. Truman →	residence
Bingham-Waggoner Estate ("Independence, Missouri") → Community of Christ Temple ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence High School ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence Square Historic District ("Independence, Missouri") → Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Independence, Missouri") → Wallace family ("Independence, Missouri") →	city
Bess Truman → Bess Truman → Elizabeth Virginia Wallace → Ginger Rogers →	placeOfBirth
Bess Truman → Bess Truman → Elizabeth Virginia Wallace →	placeOfDeath
Community of Christ → Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints →	headquartersLocation
Bess Truman → Elizabeth Virginia Wallace →	livedIn
Queen City of the Trails ("Independence, Missouri") →	appliesTo
Wallace family ("Independence, Missouri") →	basedIn
Margaret Truman →	birthPlace
Social Security Amendments of 1965 ("Independence, Missouri") →	citySigned
Independence Temple Lot ("Independence is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area") →	cityStatusContext
Jackson County, Missouri ("Independence, Missouri") →	contains
Jackson County, Missouri ("Independence, Missouri") →	countySeat
Kansas City metropolitan area ("Independence, Missouri") →	hasPart
Vaile Mansion ("Independence, Missouri") →	location
Independence High School ("Independence, Missouri") →	namedAfter
Bingham-Waggoner Estate ("City of Independence, Missouri") →	ownedBy
David Willock Wallace →	placeOfResidence
Queen City of the Trails ("Independence, Missouri was a major starting point for westward pioneer trails") →	reasonForName
Queen City of the Trails ("Independence, Missouri") →	refersTo
RideKC bus system ("Independence, Missouri") →	servesCity
California Trail ("Independence, Missouri") →	startPoint