Blue Springs is a city located in Jackson County, Missouri. Blue Springs is 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.
Blue Springs is a unique community where families, visitors and businesses share a special quality of life and an abundant spirit of community closeness and cooperation. One visit and you'll see why Blue Springs is a community of choice!
Blue Springs offers a tremendous parks system encompassing 14 parks and over 300 acres. Lighted baseball, softball and tennis courts are available with playground equipment, shelter houses and restroom facilities nearby. The Centennial Pool-Plex, a two pool complex with a removable roof for year-round swimming, is open to the public for instruction, lap swimming and all types of water fun. The Parks and Recreation Department handles all reservations for the parks and offers picnic kits with sporting equipment to help make your outing even more special. Blue Springs BMX track is located in Pink Hill Park and has full competition tournaments.
Additionally, the Jackson County Parks system, including Lake Jacomo and Blue Springs Lake, adds another 3,000 acres of park land to our area. Both lakes have full-service marines, swimming beaches and shelter house facilities. Campsites are also available.
Golf facilities are available both in and around Blue Springs. The City of Blue Springs has opened Adams Pointe Golf Club, an 18 hole public golf course. The Country Club of Blue Springs has an 18-hole private cours., Bent Oak Golf Club in Oak Grove is an 18-hole public course. For practice we have Family Golf Park with a lighted driving range, a 3 par - 9 hole golf course, heated tee, grass tees, sand trap, chipping area and putting green. They also offer miniature golf, a concession area, party area and golf shop.
Schools include 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, a freshman center and two high schools. The curriculum is evaluated on a regular basis and is geared to teaching life skills and preparing the student for either continuing education or entry into the work force. Leading edge courses like Senior Seminar and college credit courses show the district's commitment to a complete, well-rounded education for their students. Students are recognized for outstanding academic achievement and improvement throughout the Accent on Academics Week and Renaissance Program.
Blue Springs school district also has a multi-district Special Services Center to serve handicapped and disabled children, offers a Parents as First Teachers Program and is the location for the Eastern Jackson County High School
Housing Cost
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $153,900
Demographics
Estimated population in July 2006: 53,885. Blue Springs covers 18.2 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 972 feet above sea level.
Zip codes: 64014, 64015 - Area code: 816
Weather
Blue Springs, MO climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 87.50 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 17.10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 21 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 19 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Blue Springs is 41.79 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is September with an average rainfall of 5.43 Inches.
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