Severance, Kansas

About Severance

Severance, KS is a tiny community located in northeastern Kansas with an estimated population of 79.

Officially, Severance is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 564 residents per square mile.

📰 Severance News Today

• Higher Oil Prices Will Likely Increase Severance Tax Revenues in Rocky Mountain States Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City · May 6
• Independence silent on payments to former police chief. ‘It is an open public record’ Kansas City Star · Apr 30
• Kansas City settles on settlement agreement with former City Manager Brian Platt FOX4KC.com · Nov 6
• Former Independence police chief still getting paid after resigning. Here’s how much Kansas City Star · Jun 1
• Retirees In Mission, Kansas, Who Could 'Count To Four' Started A Samba Band During COVID Isolation KCUR · Jul 30

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What Makes Severance Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• With 79 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 5 miles.

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