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History of Jackson County, Missouri In the earliest days of recorded history, French trappers traveled the river and learned the secrets from the Osage Indians who first called this land home. Kansas City which was established as the Town of Kansas, was named after the Kanza Indians which inhabited the area along with the Hopewell, Shawnee, and Delaware tribes. In 1803, what is now Jackson County became United States territory, a part of the most valuable property deal in history, the Louisiana Purchase. The state of Missouri was
admitted to the Union in 1821. In
the same year, Francois
Chouteau, a French fur trader from St. Louis, arrived in the region. He created
an American Fur Company at Kawsmouth (where the Kaw runs from the Missouri). But
5 years later, the post was destroyed by a flood. He never left the area and
moved upriver into Missouri along what is now Troost Ave. At this time, Jackson County was not part of the
state, but the treaty of 1826 added this land at a cost of $800.00. Townships were surveyed in 1826, and in 1827 the county
was formed and named for our seventh president, Andrew Jackson. On
December 15, 1826, the Missouri General Assembly organized Jackson County. Today,
with
more than 650,000 residents living within its 611 square miles, the county is
home to 37% of the metropolitan area's residents, 42% of its jobs and more than
50% of its top employers. Jackson County is among the leading Kansas City area
counties that continues to add population. ___________________________________________________ Home Grandview, MO * Independence, MO * Kansas City, MO * Raytown, MO Wheatley's Volunteers Goin_' KC
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