Harrisonville at a Glance

Transportation:
Air: Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport
(4,000’ lighted runway)
KC International Airport (60 miles)

Highway: U.S. 71, MO 291, 7 & 2

Rail: Missouri & Northern Arkansas

Bus: Jefferson Lines

Motor Freight: B & H Freight Yellow,
Roadway, J.B. Hunt, Consolidated Freightways, Swift

Daily UPS & Federal Express Service available

Government:
Structure: Mayor-Council-Administrator

Police: 21 city, 60 county, 7 state

Fire: Class 4 rating

EMS: Paramedic Ambulance Service

Emergency Management: County 9-1-1 Telephone System

Comprehensive City Plan: Adopted 2002

Legislative Districts:
MO Senate: 31
MO House: 124
U.S. House: 4

Education:
Public: Cass R-IX Schools (AAA rated)
2004-2005 Enrollment: 2,442
Cass Career Center
2004-2005 Enrollment: 551

Private: Harrisonville Christian School (K-8) 2004-2005 Enrollment: 190

Labor Force (Cass County):
Work Force (2000 Census.): 42,590

Unemployment Rate: (2003) 4.4%

65% travel to work outside the county.
Labor force drawn from 11-county area.

Recreation:
4 Lakes (fishing, boating)

Public Aquatic Facility

Community Center

Amphitheater

Tennis Courts

36 Holes of Golf

Public Parks

Gun Club and Shooting Range

Six-Screen Movie Theatre

"Gateway to the Missouri Lakes"

Population:

Harrisonville

6,372
7,683
8,946
10,000

Cass County

51,029
63,808
82,092
 

1980
1990
2000
2005 (est.)

Economic Data (City):
Retail Sales Receipts (2003): $176,781,200

Sales Tax Rate (Total): 6.975%

Property Tax: (Commercial) $6.33
(Per $100 Assessed Value)
(Residential) $5.95
Assessed valuation (2004) $109,132,904

Industrial Sites: (Available Acres)
Hartzler Property: 86
Smith Industrial Park: 24
CES Property: 42

Commercial Sites: (Available Acres)
Shelton Property: 80
Simmons North: 30
Simmons South: 43
Harrisonville Crossings: 5

Utilities:
WATER - Supplied by City of Harrisonville

Source: Lake Harrisonville (460 Ac)
Treatment Cap.: 2,600,000 gal./day
Avg. Consumpt.: 1,000,000 gal./day
Peak Consumpt.: 1,900,000 gal./day

SEWER - Supplied by City of Harrisonville

Type: Activated Sludge
Capacity: 3,000,000 gal./day
Peak Consumpt.: 1,500,000 gal./day

ELECTRIC - Supplied by City of Harrisonville

NATURAL GAS - Supplied by Missouri Gas Energy & Atmos Energy

TELEPHONE - Supplied by Embarq/United Telephone

CABLE TV - Supplied by Charter Communications

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