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We would like to provide the residents of  Prairie Village  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Prairie Village Home page. The Prairie Village Home page provides as much information as possible on Prairie Village. Knowing Prairie Village’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Prairie Village’s Home page, you will also find Prairie Village’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Prairie Village has a population of 22255. 45.2% of Prairie Village’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.8 are female. 55.9% of Prairie Village is married and 73.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $316,929, and the average rent is $1,387. Household median income in Prairie Village is $88,196, and the individual median income is $49,356. Prairie Village’s Ethnic is the following: White(94.2%), Hispanic(4.7%), Multiple(3.7%), Asian(1%), Black(0.9%), Native(0.1%), Other(0.1%).


After the successful development of the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, J. C. Nichols turned toward development of his native Johnson County, just a few miles from the Plaza. Prairie Village was platted in 1941 and was named after Prairie School, which was established almost a century before.


In 1949, Prairie Village was named the best planned community in America by the National Association of Home Builders. It was officially recognized as a city in 1951.Remnants of the Santa Fe Trail are found in the city.Shawnee, Osage, and Kansa Indians formerly inhabited the land now developed into the City of Prairie Village.


In 1858, Thomas Porter bought 160 acres of farmland in what is now Prairie Village; he raised all his children on that farmland and was involved in agricultural development and civic affairs. Porter's sister, Betty Porter, married Thompson A. Lewis, who owned 80 acres between Mission Road and Roe Avenue. Henry Coppock arrived in Johnson County in 1857, before heading farther west to work in freighting and farming.


He came back in the mid-1860s and bought land in 1865. Coppock built his family home on 900 acres in Prairie Village. Coppock's house stood for 30 years. Now on his land is Homestead County Club. The original Prairie School was built in 1882, and a new building was constructed in 1912. This landmark was a community treasure until 1990. In the 1940s, J.C.


Nichols, an experienced developer, wanted to turn the farmland into suburban housing for soldiers returning home from the war. Nichols bought farmland from the Porters, Coppocks, and Lewises. There were hurdles along the way including a lack of experienced builders after World War II, but this didn't stop Nichols from pursuing his goal. Prairie Village continued to expand as the Prairie Village Shopping Center opened in 1947 and the Corinth Square Shopping Center opened in 1955.


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