Blue Springs, Missouri

Year of Incorporation: 1880
Location: 20 miles east of Kansas City, Missouri
Population of Blue Springs (2008 Estimated Population): 55,698

Blue Springs was founded by pioneers in 1827 along the cooling spring waters of the Little Blue River. In the last two decades the city has grown to nearly 56,000 residents holding the distinction of being the 7th largest city in Greater Kansas City. It offers all the excitement of metropolitan-style shopping and nightlife, with world-class sporting events, international conventions, all within 25 minutes drive, but when the day is through, the people of Blue Springs agree, there's no otherplace they'd rather call home.