Leavenworth, Kansas
city in and county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leavenworth is a city in the state of Kansas in the United States. It is the county seat of Leavenworth County. It is also the biggest city in the county. Leavenworth is about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Kansas City, Missouri.[6] It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.[7] There were 37,351 people living in Leavenworth in 2020.[5]
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Leavenworth, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
Motto: First City of Kansas | |
Coordinates: 39°19′22″N 94°55′27″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Leavenworth |
Founded | 1854 |
Incorporated | 1855 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission-Manager |
Area | |
• Total | 24.31 sq mi (62.95 km2) |
• Land | 24.24 sq mi (62.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 37,351 |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 66043, 66048 |
Area code | 913 |
GNIS ID | 485610[1] |
Website | leavenworthks.org |
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