City profile · Town
Merriam, Kansas
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Merriam, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Bob Pape
- Role
- Mayor
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 11,008
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcemerriam.org/Government/City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pagemerriam.org/Government/City-Council ↗
- City websitemerriam.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Bob Pape CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 11,008
- Median household income
- $69,414
- Median age
- 38
- Land area
- 4.32 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,548.1 per sq mi
- County
- Johnson County
- Metro area
- Kansas City, MO-KS
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$39M
- City hall phone
- (913) 707-9316
- Official website
- merriam.org ↗
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