**History of Shawnee Mission, Kansas:**
– Shawnee Mission named after Shawnee Methodist Mission founded in 1830
– Mission moved to Johnson County in 1839
– Shawnee Mission used informally for the region around the mission
– Shawnee Mission School District and Blue Valley School District cover most of the area
– Population of Shawnee Mission cities estimated at 402,662 in 2015
**Geography of Shawnee Mission, Kansas:**
– Shawnee Mission is located in northern Johnson County, Kansas
– Part of the Kansas City metropolitan area
– Shawnee Mission covers a large postal area with ZIP Codes 662xx
– Southern Overland Park is not part of Shawnee Mission
– Prairie Village post office has been managed under Shawnee Mission since 2012
**References and Sources for Shawnee Mission, Kansas:**
– Mail address change set in September 1960
– Source: The Kansas City Star, August 24, 1960
– Source: The Daily News of Johnson County, Kansas, June 6, 1963
– Additional citations needed for the article
– Coordinates available on Wikidata
**External Links Related to Shawnee Mission, Kansas:**
– Shawnee Indian Mission
– Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shawnee_Mission,_Kansas&oldid=1164739651
– Categories: 1839 establishments in the United States
– Geography of Johnson County, Kansas
– Kansas City metropolitan area
**Additional Information about Shawnee Mission, Kansas:**
– Shawnee Mission region is in northeast Johnson County
– Towns in the area are managed by the Shawnee Mission Main Post Office
– Mailing address can be Shawnee Mission or the town name
– Overland Park was annexed from Stillwell and is not part of Shawnee Mission
– Prairie Village post office has been managed under Shawnee Mission since 2012
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Shawnee Mission /ʃɔːniˈmɪʃən/ is a region of northern Johnson County, Kansas, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area in the United States. Since August 1, 1960, the United States Postal Service has used the name to denote a large postal coverage area (ZIP Codes 662xx) at the northeastern tip of Johnson County. It contains numerous towns, and the name was created to structure management of the post offices located therein. Effectively, these towns' post offices are subsidiaries of the Shawnee Mission Main Post Office in Mission, Kansas. Properly, a mailing address may indicate the delivery "place" as either Shawnee Mission, or the actual town name, and be treated the same.
The following towns are included in the postal area known as Shawnee Mission:
- Countryside (Incorporated into the City of Mission in January, 2003)
- Fairway
- Lake Quivira (the northern part is in Wyandotte County, Kansas)
- Leawood
- Lenexa
- Merriam
- Mission
- Mission Hills
- Mission Woods
- Overland Park (except some southern parts)
- Prairie Village
- Roeland Park
- Shawnee
- Stanley (unincorporated)
- Westwood
- Westwood Hills
Parts of southern Overland Park are not part of Shawnee Mission, as they were later annexed from the town of Stillwell which was already covered by ZIP Code 66085. Additionally, delivery to the eastern edge of Overland Park was assigned to the Post Office in Prairie Village, with ZIP Code 66208, and the Prairie Village post office was not managed under the Shawnee Mission designation until 2012.
Definition from ChatGPT:
Shawnee Mission, Kansas:
Shawnee Mission, Kansas is a city located in northeast Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Kansas City and is known for its excellent schools and family-friendly neighborhoods. The city is named after the Shawnee Native American tribe and the historic Shawnee Indian Mission, which was established in the area in the 19th century.