Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of the "Unified Government" which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,867. The city is situated at Kaw Point, which is the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers.
Kansas City, Kansas, is often abbreviated as "KCK", It is also nicknamed the Heart of America because it is within 250 miles (400 km) of both the geographic and population centers of the United States. Another nickname is "The Dot" or "The Dotte" which pertains to Wyandotte County.
