Walnut, Kansas

About Walnut

Walnut, KS is a tiny community located in southeastern Kansas with an estimated population of 188.

Walnut holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 128 residents per square mile.

📰 Walnut News Today

• Woman dies days after shooting on Walnut Street; suspect in custody KSHB 41 Kansas City · Oct 10
• Why this architect rebuilds KC’s blighted history ‘floor by floor’ (hint: it isn’t just the tax credits) Startland News · Sep 29
• 929 Residences project breathes life, brings tenants into historic downtown KC building Kansas City Star · Sep 30
• Art on Walnut brings local artists to KC’s River Market every Sunday KCTV · Jul 5
• Stalemate in Kansas Legislature leaves Lenexa educational farm in regulatory limbo Kansas Reflector · May 6

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Walnut Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Walnut — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Walnut

• His & Hers — american

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