Leavenworth, Kansas

About Leavenworth

Leavenworth, KS is a thriving city located in northeastern Kansas, home to 37,370 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Leavenworth holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 24.35 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,535 residents per square mile.

📰 Leavenworth News Today

• 'Bait and switch': Leavenworth community reacts to CoreCivic's sale of detention facility to DHS KSHB 41 Kansas City · Aug 18
• KC-area volunteers keep vigil outside Leavenworth ICE facility. ‘We’re watching them’ Kansas City Star · Aug 18
• CoreCivic sells Leavenworth detention facility to Department of Homeland Security KCTV · Aug 5
• Images - Fort Leavenworth corrections professional receives international achievement award dvidshub.net · Aug 13
• Independence man sentenced to more than 10 years following fatal 2020 shooting in Leavenworth kmbc.com · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Leavenworth Unique

• A top-25 city in Kansas by population (#12 of 626 incorporated places).
• Positioned in northeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.5% of Kansas's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 37,370.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Leavenworth

• Ava's Island Café — jamaican
• Baan Thai Restaurant — thai
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tampico Mexican Restaurant
• 12th Brick — sandwich
• Acapulco Mexican Grill
• China Buffet
• Excellent Choice Catfish
• Fairway Grille

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Frontier Army Museum · Museum
• Lewis and Clark Center · Museum
• C W Parker Carousel Museum · Museum
• First City Museum · Museum
• Leavenworth County Historical Society Carroll House Museum · Museum
• National Fred Harvey Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Leavenworth

• Havens Park reviews ★
• North Esplanade Park reviews ★
• South Esplanade Park reviews ★
• Wollman Park reviews ★
• 10th Avenue Park reviews ★
• Bob Dougherty Memorial Park reviews ★
• Brewer Park reviews ★
• Buffalo Bill Cody Park reviews ★
• Dragoon Glen reviews ★
• First City Field reviews ★
• Hawthorne Park reviews ★
• Jefferson Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Leavenworth

• Anthony Elementary
• Bradley Elem
• David Brewer Elementary
• Earl Lawson Early Education Center
• Eisenhower Elem
• Henry Leavenworth
• Lansing High 9-12
• Leavenworth Sr High
• Leavenworth Virtual School
• MacArthur Elem
• Patton Jr High
• Richard Warren Intermediate School
• Richard Warren Middle School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Saint John Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Leavenworth

🏘️ Nearby Communities