Jackson County Towns
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Grandview
Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri. As of the census of 2000, there were 24,881 people, 9,709 households, and 6,485 families residing in the city.
Grandview is along Highway 71 near the Kansas state line. The city's history began as a modest farming community called Anderson District, named in honor of John Anderson, the owner of the only general store in the area. In the late 1800s, the farmers and other residents of the area made a crucial decision in the development of the town. One fine day John Anderson called Solomon Young, President Truman's maternal grandfather and Ervin Wallingford out onto the steps of his general store. Pointing out over the landscape, he declared to his friends, "Isn't that a grand view?" One of the men replied, "That's it! That's the name. Let's name the town Grandview."
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