Lake Lotawana, Missouri

Lake Lotawana, Missouri
Lake Lotawana, Missouri
City
	Location of Lake Lotawana, Missouri
	Coordinates: 38°55′36″N 94°15′12″W / 38.92667°N 94.25333°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Jackson
Incorporated	1958
Government
• Type	Board of Alderman
• Mayor	Tracy Rasmussen
• City Administrator	Nick Shigouri
• City Clerk	Lauran Kurtz
Area
• Total	11.30 sq mi (29.26 km2)
• Land	10.31 sq mi (26.71 km2)
• Water	0.98 sq mi (2.55 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,310
• Density	223.97/sq mi (86.47/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	64064, 64086, 64029, 64070
Area code	816
FIPS code	29-39980
GNIS feature ID	0720753
Website	www.lakelotawana.org

Lake Lotawana is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States and is located 35 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City bordering Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit. The population was 2,310 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.^[5]

The city derives its name from the lake that takes up most of the city, which is said to be named after an Indian princess.^[6]

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