[PAR] [TLE] Kansas City metropolitan area [SEP] The Kansas City metropolitan area is a 15-county metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri, that straddles the border between the U.S. states of Missouri and Kansas.  With a population of about 2,340,000, it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area with its core in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis).  Alongside Kansas City, the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs, the largest being Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; and Independence, Missouri; each over 100,000 in population.  The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) serves as the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the area. [PAR] [TLE] Cook Paint and Varnish Company [SEP] Cook Paint and Varnish Company was a paint and varnish manufacturer in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 1913 until 1991.
[PAR] [TLE] Kansas City metropolitan area [ SEP ] The Kansas City metropolitan area is a 15-county metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City , Missouri , that straddles the border between the U.S. states of Missouri and Kansas . With a population of about 2,340,000 , it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area with its core in Missouri ( after Greater St. Louis ) . Alongside Kansas City , the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs , the largest being Overland Park , Kansas ; Kansas City , Kansas ; Olathe , Kansas ; and Independence , Missouri ; each over 100,000 in population . The Mid - America Regional Council ( MARC ) serves as the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the area . [PAR] [TLE] Cook Paint and Varnish Company [ SEP ] Cook Paint and Varnish Company was a paint and varnish manufacturer in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 1913 until 1991 .
What states is the metropolitan area once home to the Cook Paint and Varnish Company located in?
What states is the metropolitan area once home to the Cook Paint and Varnish Company located in ?
Missouri and Kansas
Missouri and Kansas