June by the Numbers

1: Date in 1850 the Town of Kansas, in Missouri, named in honor of the Kansa Indians who inhabited the area, was incorporated and granted a charter by Jackson County.

168: Varieties of roses grown in Loose Park at 51st & Wornall. June is National Rose Month—take time to stop and smell them!

1928: Year Kansas City hosted the Republican Convention at Convention Hall, nominating Herbert Hoover.

10: Average number of clear, sunny days in June in KC.

1,769 acres: The size of Swope Park, dedicated on June 25, 1896, and still a local landmark and current home of the Kansas City Zoo, Starlight Theatre, Swope Park Soccer Village and more.

20: First day of summer and night of June’s full moon.

24: The hours it takes Shatto milk, our local favorite, to travel from the cow to the store. Celebrate National Dairy Month with a tall glass of Shatto milk.

28,000: Square feet of the indoor aquarium at Sea Life, the best place in KC to celebrate Aquarium Month. 

 

120lb. 8oz., 55-1/8 in. long: Size of record-setting giant blue catfish caught in the Missouri River by Burr Edde III.  June 25 is National Catfish Day.