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Jackson County is one of 114 counties in Missouri. Instead, they left that matter to the states. The structural form of the shire was adopted along the eastern seaboard of North Ameirca by the colonist and adapted to suit the diverse economic and geographic needs of each of the colonies.When our national government was formed, the framers of the Constitution did not provide for local governments. The County population is about 654,000 people living within 607 square miles.Counties trace their roots to the English shire of a thousand years ago. Serving a dual function, the shire acted as the administrative arm of the national government as well as the citizen's local government. It includes most of Kansas City, Missouri, and 17 other cities and towns. Subsequently, population growth, early state constitutions generally conceptualized county government as an arm of the state.After World War I, suburban development and a government reform movement strengthened the role of local governments.