<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 0714434 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.bluespringsgov.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Blue Springs is a city located in the U.S. state of Missouri and within Jackson County . Blue Springs is located 19 miles (31 km) east of downtown Kansas City, Missouri and is the eighth largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area . As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 52,575, tying it for 10th largest city in the state of Missouri with St. Peters . In 2010, CNN / Money Magazine ranked Blue Springs 49th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States . </P> <P> Blue Springs' history is tied to the migration of settlers on their westward journey . Pioneers found the area to be an ideal stopover due to the abundance of cool, clean water from a spring of the Little Blue River - hence the name Blue Springs . The presence of water and a need for pioneer supplies led to the construction of a grist mill and permanent settlement at the current site of the City's Burrus Old Mill Park, on Woods Chapel Road . </P>

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