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Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census.
In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.
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1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Libraries
4 Notable Residents
Geography
Mission is located at 39°1'32?N, 94°39'22?W (39.025572, -94.656056)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 9,727 people, 5,119 households, and 2,226 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,845.9 people per square mile (1,484.4/km²). There were 5,329 housing units at an average density of 2,107.0/sq mi (813.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.95% White, 3.78% African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.91% of the population. 25.6% were of German, 13.5% English, 12.9% Irish and 7.2% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 5,119 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.5% were non-families. 45.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the city the population was spread out with 16.1% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,298, and the median income for a family was $59,328. Males had a median income of $37,544 versus $30,647 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,870. About 3.6% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Libraries
The Johnson County Library serves the residents of Mission, as well as those of twelve other locations countywide.
Notable Residents
Sean Hackett (b. 1983), filmmaker, film festival director