Westwood Map
Westwood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,506. It is a suburb of Kansas City.
Westwood is located at 39°2?18?N 94°36?56?W / 39.03833°N 94.61556°W / 39.03833; -94.61556 (39.038305, -94.615583). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,533 people, 711 households, and 418 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,791.5 people per square mile (1,479.7/km²). There were 731 housing units at an average density of 1,808.0 per square mile (705.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.83% White, 0.33% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% of the population.
Nearby cities include Fairway, Roeland Park, Mission Hills, Sugar Creek, Randolph.