Shawnee Wedding

Shawnee is a rapidly growing community located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. The population was 47,996 at the 2000 census.

Shawnee's fur trading and pioneering heritage blends histories of these Kansas Territory townships: Monticello and Shawnee.

Shawnee is located at 39046N, 944557W (39.012767, -94.765818)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 110.2 km (42.5 mi). 108.1 km (41.7 mi) of it is land and 2.1 km (0.8 mi) of it (1.88%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 47,996 people, 18,522 households, and 13,243 families residing in the city. The population density was 444.0/km (1,149.7/mi). There were 19,086 housing units at an average density of 176.5/km (457.2/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 90.35% White, 2.96% African American, 0.31% Native American, 2.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.36% of the population.