Blue Springs is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States.

Blue Springs is located 19 miles (31 km) east of Kansas City.

As early as 1825 a spring of water flowing from the side of a hill and falling into a tributary of Little Blue River attracted campers, traders, and many of those starting on the Santa Fe expeditions.

The spring was named Blue Springs by freighters freighting provisions to the Harmony Mission, on the Marias de Cygnes River in Bates County Missouri, from Lexington, Missouri in Lafayette County.

[citation needed] An early settler, Franklin Smith, arrived in Blue Springs from Virginia in 1838, and became a leading figure in the community's development.

[6] The Chicago & Alton Hotel built in 1878 is the oldest business in the city.

[10] Blue Springs experiences a colder variation of a four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with mild days and cold nights during the winter, and hot days and muggy nights during the summer.

The 2020 United States census[14] counted 58,603 people, 20,344 households, and 15,319 families in Blue Springs.

Of all households, 20.3% consisted of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000[update],[2] there were 48,080 people, 17,286 households, and 13,362 families residing in the city.

18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

According to the town's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[17] the top employers in the city are: Mid-Continent Public Library operates two library branches in Blue Springs.

[citation needed] Blue Springs Field House is located here.