Kanopolis, Kansas

About Kanopolis

Kanopolis is a tiny community in central Kansas counting 432 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Kanopolis is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.18 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 366 residents per square mile.

📰 Kanopolis News Today

• Why This Tiny Kansas Frontier Town Is Secretly a Year-Round Beach Getaway Only In Your State · Oct 6
• Kanopolis Drive-In Receives $65,000 Grant to Preserve Historic Outdoor Theatre Kansas Department of Commerce (.gov) · Jun 22
• Obituary for Mary Lynne (Sipes) Munoz Parsons Funeral Home · May 11
• State funding awarded to Kanopolis Drive-In for upgrades: 'This is a piece of history' KAKE · Jun 24
• Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Jessica Moyer, Kanopolis Drive-In KCLY Radio · Apr 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Kanopolis Unique

• The only place in America named Kanopolis — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mushroom Rock State Park · Attraction
• Fort Harker Museum Complex · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kanopolis

• Kanopolis State Park reviews ★
• Mushroom Rock State Park · Attraction reviews ★
• Boldt Bluff Public Use Area reviews ★
• Kanopolis Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Yankee Run Point Public Use Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kanopolis

• Kanopolis Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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