About Linwood
Set in the eastern part of Kansas, Linwood is a tiny community counting 428 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Linwood is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.59 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 725 residents per square mile.
📰 Linwood News Today
- Basehor-Linwood Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 12
- Remembering the EF-4 Linwood, Kansas, tornado 7 years later FOX4KC.com · May 28
- It was fear and loathing at Kansas City’s Costco community meeting | Hudnall Kansas City Star · Jul 8
- United Market opens in Kansas City's Linwood Shopping Center, bringing fresh food back to Prospect KSHB 41 Kansas City · May 20
- Kansas City shoppers pack United Market on opening day at Linwood Shopping Center kmbc.com · May 20
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Linwood Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Linwood — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in eastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Linwood
- Lexington Lake Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCity
Population (2024)428
Rank in state#295 of 626
Land area0.59 sq mi
Density725/sq mi
Coordinates39.0020, -95.0371