Lenexa, Kansas

Lenexa /lɪˈnɛksə/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas United States. It is the 9th most populated city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.^[5] In 2020, 57,434 people lived there.^[4] It is where Garmin was created. It is the regional headquarters of Kiewit Construction and the former headquarters of Applebee’s.^[6][7][8] It is bordered by the cities of Shawnee to the north, Overland Park to the east, De Soto to the west and Olathe to the south.

Lenexa is at 38°57′53″N 94°45′34″W / 38.96472°N 94.75944°W / 38.96472; -94.75944 (38.964689, -94.759535).^[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 34.39 square miles (89.07 km²). Of that, 34.07 square miles (88.24 km²) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) is water.^[2]

The 2020 census says that there were 57,434 people, 23,934 households, and 15,432 families living in Lenexa. Of the households, 57.0% owned their home and 43.0% rented their home.

The median age was 38.4 years. Of the people, 78.0% were White, 6.4% were Black, 4.1% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 2.9% were from some other race, and 8.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the people.^[3][11]

The 2010 census^[12] says that there were 48,190 people, 19,288 households, and 13,065 families living in Lenexa.

Garmin was created in Lenexa ^[6]

The City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report^[13] says that the biggest employers in the city are:

City

• City of Lenexa
• Lenexa - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• De Soto School District
• Olathe School District
• Shawnee Mission School District

Maps

• Lenexa City Map, KDOT