Kansas City is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Washington County,

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, United States, located approximately west of

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. It is located about 6 miles north-northwest of Forest Grove. The community was named by some people from

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...

who settled in the area. As of 1990, the community had a community hall and a school. According to author

Ralph Friedman Ralph Friedman (June 3, 1916 – June 3, 1995) was an American author, best known for his books about Oregon, which included travel guides and popular histories. Born and raised to an impoverished Lithuanian Jewish immigrant family in Chicago, ...

, these structures had been on their "last legs for ages". The area is part of the

Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Forest Grove Fire and Rescue is the municipal fire department for the city of Forest Grove, Oregon. Started in 1894, the department has two stations used to provide fire fighting and emergency medical services to both the city and the ''Forest G ...

. Kansas City is part of the

Metro Area.

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