
Location: 41 counties in Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri, USA
Area: 31,021 square miles, approximately the size of South Carolina
Population: 2,883,526 (2017 estimate)
Established: October 12, 2006
Counties involved: Kansas – Allen, Anderson,
Atchison, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clay, Coffey, Crawford,
Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Labette,
Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, Pottawatomie,
Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte. Missouri – Barton, Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray, St. Clair, Vernon.