This is the current conditions weather report for Excelsior Springs. The report was made 51 minutes ago, at 06:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 17 miles per hour / 27.8 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 17 miles per hour / 27.8 kilometers per hour from the northwest (320°). The temperature was 21°F / -6°C, with a dew-point at 21°F / -6°C. The temperature felt like 9°F / -13°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.09 inHg / 1020 hPa. The relative humidity was 68%. The skies were overcast.
Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay and Ray County, Missouri. The population was 10,847 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 30 miles northeast of central Kansas City, Missouri.
The city's first hotel, The Excelsior, was built with a foundation of 30 ft by 70 feet, and locals wondered if a hotel that size would ever be filled to capacity. The Excelsior opened its doors for business on March 1, 1881, and quickly proved that it could be filled, with many visitors coming to the small town seeking out the medicinal value to the waters held, many from as far away as St. Louis, St. Joseph, & Kansas City, Missouri, and Leavenworth, Kansas. The hotel remained the leading place to stay until the first
Elms Hotel was built and opened in 1888.
Excelsior Springs is located at 39.341492, -94.230716, along the East Fork Fishing River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.5 km² (9.8 mi²). 25.4 km² (9.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.20%) is water.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
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