Raytown, city, Jackson County, western Missouri, a residential suburb adjoining Kansas City; incorporated 1950. Manufactures include clothing, electric equipment, and aircraft parts. A water park is here. The community was settled about 1848 and named for William Ray, a local blacksmith. It remained a small village until the post-World War II growth of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Population 31,759 (1980); 30,601 (1990); 30,388 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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