Sunflower Village Historic District


Sunflower Village
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location of Sunflower Village in Kansas.
Location	De Soto, Kansas
Coordinates	38°56′31.90″N 95°0′11.9″W / 38.9421944°N 95.003306°W / 38.9421944; -95.003306Coordinates: 38°56′31.90″N 95°0′11.9″W / 38.9421944°N 95.003306°W / 38.9421944; -95.003306
Area	0.29 sq. miles
Built	1942
NRHP Reference #	14000929^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 2014

Sunflower Village, also known as Clearview City, was a historic complex used to house the workers of the now defunct Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in DeSoto, Johnson County, Kansas, United States.

History

In 1960, the population of Sunflower Village reached nearly 18,000 during the Vietnam War when production of ammunition at the plant was at its peak. Following the war, population steadily declined durning the mid-1970s, dropping to 4,200 by 1980.

In 1987, 6 acres of houses in the eastern portion of Sunflower Village were demolished due to damage and age. That area is now home to Countryside Elementary School.

Geography

Sunflower Village is located approximately 23 miles west of Kansas City, 0.18 miles south of De Soto, and 5 miles east of Eudora.

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Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Olathe

Cities	Bonner Springs‡ De Soto‡ Edgerton Fairway Gardner Lake Quivira‡ Leawood Lenexa Merriam Mission Mission Hills Mission Woods Olathe Overland Park Prairie Village Roeland Park Shawnee Spring Hill‡ Westwood Westwood Hills

Unincorporated communities	Aubry Bonita Clare Clearview City Ocheltree Stilwell Wilder

Townships	Aubry Gardner Lexington McCamish Olathe Oxford Shawnee Spring Hill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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