Lenexa, Kansas
city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lenexa /lɪˈnɛksə/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas United States. It is the 9th most populated city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.[5] In 2020, 57,434 people lived there.[4] It is where Garmin was created. It is the regional headquarters of Kiewit Construction and the former headquarters of Applebee’s.[6][7][8] It is bordered by the cities of Shawnee to the north, Overland Park to the east, De Soto to the west and Olathe to the south.
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Geography
Lenexa is at 38°57′53″N 94°45′34″W (38.964689, -94.759535).[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 34.39 square miles (89.07 km2). Of that, 34.07 square miles (88.24 km2) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) is water.[2]
People
2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 57,434 people, 23,934 households, and 15,432 families living in Lenexa. Of the households, 57.0% owned their home and 43.0% rented their home.
The median age was 38.4 years. Of the people, 78.0% were White, 6.4% were Black, 4.1% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 2.9% were from some other race, and 8.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the people.[3][11]
2010 census
The 2010 census[12] says that there were 48,190 people, 19,288 households, and 13,065 families living in Lenexa.
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Economy
Garmin was created in Lenexa [6]
Largest employers
The City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report[13] says that the biggest employers in the city are:
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