Vining, Kansas

About Vining

Set in the northern part of Kansas, Vining is a tiny community counting 39 people who proudly call it home.

Vining holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 186 residents per square mile.

📰 Vining News Today

• Arland "Arlan" Benteman Obituary Mar 18, 2026 - Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home · Mar 18
• Barbara Jean Rott Obituary May 4, 2026 - Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home · May 4
• Charles Evan Vining Obituary Aug 30, 2020 penwellgabelkc.com · Aug 30
• Cheryl Ann (Dull) Vining Obituary Jun 23, 2022 The Amos Family Funeral Home & Crematory · Jun 23
• Glen Vining Meyers Funeral Chapel Kansas City MO · Nov 21

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What Makes Vining Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• With 39 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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