Raymore, Missouri

Raymore, Missouri is a city of 22,941 people (2020 census) in Cass County, a southern suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area that has been among Missouri’s fastest-growing cities in recent Census estimates.¹ The town was platted in 1872 and incorporated March 20, 1877; its name combines the surnames of railroad men George Rea and Henry Moore.¹

Overview

County	Cass County, Missouri
Population (2020)	22,9411
Population (est. July 2024)	~25,306 (per secondary summary of Census estimates)1
Area	about 17.6–17.8 sq mi land/water combined per Census gazetteer figures1
Founded / incorporated	Platted 1872; incorporated March 20, 18771
Post office	Continuous since 18721
Nickname / slogan	“Come home to more”1
Government	Council–manager; City Hall at 100 Municipal Circle (south of Missouri Route 58)1
Official site	raymore.com2

History

Railroad town

Raymore was laid out in 1872 as a railroad stop and took its name from George Rea and Henry Moore.¹ Incorporation followed on March 20, 1877.¹ Population remained small into the mid-20th century (hundreds of residents through the 1960s), then grew rapidly as the metro expanded south: 587 (1970) → 3,154 (1980) → 11,146 (2000) → 19,206 (2010) → 22,941 (2020).¹

Historic landmark

The Watkins Family Farm Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.¹

Recent growth

U.S. Census population estimates summarized on secondary sources report Raymore among the fastest-growing cities in Missouri in the early 2020s (including a one-year gain cited for July 2022–July 2023).¹ The city’s own site publishes comprehensive-plan and development materials under the living municipal government pages.²

Sources

See also

• belton-mo
• peculiar-mo
• lees-summit
• Wiki

Footnotes

1. Wikipedia — “Raymore, Missouri.” — asserts: Cass County; 2020 pop. 22,941; platted 1872; incorporated March 20, 1877; name from George Rea + Henry Moore; post office since 1872; Watkins Family Farm Historic District NRHP 2007; council-manager government; City Hall 100 Municipal Circle; area figures; decennial population series; slogan “Come home to more”; 2022–23 growth framing and ~25,306 July 2024 estimate as presented on the page. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴

2. City of Raymore, Missouri — official site — asserts: municipal government portal; departments, council, comprehensive plan (Blueprint 2045) links as published. ↩ ↩²