Independence

Summary

Independence is a city in the United States^[1]. Independence ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (588 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Independence is located in Jackson County^[3].
• Independence is located in Clay County^[4].
• Independence is in the country of United States^[5].
• Independence's head of government is recorded as Rory Rowland^[6].
• Independence's image is recorded as Jackson County Courthouse Independence MO-cropped.jpg^[7].
• Independence's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Independence's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Independence's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• United States Declaration of Independence is named after Independence^[11].
• Independence's twinned administrative body is recorded as Higashimurayama^[12].
• Independence's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137194322^[13].
• Independence's GND ID is recorded as 4119899-2^[14].
• Independence's locator map image is recorded as Jackson County Missouri Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Independence Highlighted.svg^[15].
• Independence's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79065941^[16].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64050^[17].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64051^[18].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64052^[19].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64053^[20].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64054^[21].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64055^[22].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64056^[23].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64057^[24].
• Independence's postal code is recorded as 64058^[25].
• Independence's Commons category is recorded as Independence, Missouri^[26].
• Independence's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 139824^[27].

Body

Founding

+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Independence^[28].

Identity

Independence's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Independence'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Independence include Independence^[30], a city of Oregon^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1874^[33].

Why It Matters

Independence ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (588 views/month).^[2] Independence has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Independence is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Independence include Independence^[30], a city of Oregon^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1874^[33].