Lenexa, Kansas

Lenexa, Kansas
Lenexa, Kansas
City
	Lenexa City Center (2017)
	Flag
	Location within Johnson County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Johnson County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°57′58″N 94°44′02″W / 38.96611°N 94.73389°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Johnson
Incorporated	1907
Area
• Total	34.39 sq mi (89.08 km2)
• Land	34.07 sq mi (88.24 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) 1.02%
Elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	57,434
• Density	1,700/sq mi (640/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	66200-66299
Area code	913
FIPS code	20-39350
GNIS ID	485612
Website	lenexa.com

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.

Geography

Lenexa is at 38°57′53″N 94°45′34″W / 38.96472°N 94.75944°W / 38.96472; -94.75944 (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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	583	—
1920	472	−19.0%
1930	452	−4.2%
1940	502	11.1%
1950	803	60.0%
1960	2,497	211.0%
1970	5,242	109.9%
1980	18,639	255.6%
1990	34,034	82.6%
2000	40,238	18.2%
2010	48,190	19.8%
2020	57,434	19.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10] 2010-2020^[4]

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.

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:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	United Parcel Service	2,087
2	Quest Diagnostics/Lab One	1,954
3	Kiewit Power Engineers Company	1,292
4	JC Penney Logistics Center	1,200
5	Alliance Data Systems	730
6	Gear for Sports	600
7	Lakeview Village	586
8	Lexmark	570
9	Clinical Reference Lab	567
10	PRA International	560