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Leavenworth, Kansas

49 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Leavenworth City. It lies in ZIP code area 66048. It stands on Threemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leavenworth quadrangle. 37,351 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 840 feet above sea level.

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Leavenworth within Leavenworth County

On record in Leavenworth

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 35 shown

Every listing in Leavenworth County

Population over time

3 figures

Leavenworth grew from 7,429 to 37,351 between 1860 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
18607,429
201035,251
202037,351+2,100 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 49 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

87 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Leavenworth between 2015 and 2018, burning about 83 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Debris and open burning35
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 July 2017Smokingunder an acreLeavenworth County1604
28 July 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresLeavenworth County124
21 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKansas Forest Service709
19 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLeavenworth County119
19 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1265
14 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service505
8 May 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLeavenworth County975
29 May 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLeavenworth County87

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Leavenworth County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Leavenworth: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Zarah QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Leavenworth County

Storms near this place

60 of 121 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leavenworth in 121 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 59 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 16 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2005Flash FloodLeavenworth$1,000,000Flash flooding reported in Leavenworth with 130 buildings having suffered minor damage. 20 buildings reported major damage.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$20,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto a transformer causing a fire at Leavenworth. Thunderstorm winds in Jarbalo took the roof off a barn and blew down a grain bin.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$13,000A 20 by 30 foot section of house roof blown off. Garage doors blown in and patio windows blown out.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$10,000A tree fell on top of a house.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$5,000Extensive tree damage was reported across western portions of Leavenworth. Several large trees were blown onto houses. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$5,000Power out in much of Leavenworth, due to downed power lines. A roof was blown onto Highway 73. Trees also reported blocking Highways 73 and 92. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$5,000Trees and power lines down.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$5,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$3,000Tree limbs and power lines down.
August 2011HailLeavenworth$2,000Hail up to softball in size, was reported in Fort leavenworth. Car windows were broken out.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$2,000Several powerlines were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$1,000Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph. A 24 inch diameter tree, along with several smaller trees, were reported down at 10th and Chestnut. Another tree fell on a parked vehicle at 726 Ottawa Street.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$1,000Trees and powerlines were reported down in Leavenworth. Winds were estimated up to 80 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$1,000Trees and power lines were reported down with winds estimated to 60 mph.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$1,000Power poles and tree limbs down.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth$500Structural damage was reported to two barns. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Roof damaged on west side of Leavenworth.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Downed wires and power outages near 7th Street in Leavenworth.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Tree down on the west side of Leavenworth.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Several reports of downed tree limbs and wires in the Leavenworth area.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Downed wires near Ottawa Street in Leavenworth.
May 2025HailLeavenworth-Half dollar sized hail reported in Leavenworth.
March 2024HailLeavenworth-Quarter size hail was reported on the north side of Leavenworth.
April 2023HailLeavenworth-Quarter size hail was reported in Leavenworth.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph on the north side of Leavenworth.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Several trees were down in the area, some approximately 20 inches in diameter, however it was reported that the trees were in poor health.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Emergency management reported a tree down on a house in Leavenworth.
August 2019FloodLeavenworth-Several streets in Leavenworth were closed due to flooding.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A 12 inch diameter tree was down at Spruce and Central in Leavenworth. The tree did some power line and power pole damage.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Emergency Management reported 60 mph wind.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Trained Spotter reported 60 mph wind.
April 2016Flash FloodLeavenworth-There were 8 inches of water running over K92 just southwest of Lecompton Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A tree fell over into the power lines in West Leavenworth, causing the transformer to blow.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-There was a blown transformer in Leavenworth from strong winds.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A large tree was blown down near 10th and Spruce Street.
October 2014HailLeavenworth-Size was estimated from a photograph.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Several large trees were reported down, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 63 mph, at the Leavenworth County Courthouse.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Several large trees reported down in the eastern side of Leavenworth. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A large tree was reported down on the 900 block of 12th Street. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
July 2010Flash FloodLeavenworth-Heavy rains caused 14 to 18 inches of water, on many roads in Leavenworth.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A 14 inch diameter tree was blown over at 175th and Mt. Olivet Road.
July 2010Flash FloodLeavenworth-Flash flooding was reported and closed the intersection of 10th and Limit.
July 2010Flash FloodLeavenworth-A water rescue was needed near the animal shelter on 2nd Street.
August 2009Flash FloodLeavenworth-A high water rescue was reported on Second Street in Leavenworth.
August 2009Flash FloodLeavenworth-Water was observed up to car doors, near the corner of Quincy Street and Newman Street.
July 2008Flash FloodLeavenworth-Southbound lanes of K7 were flooded, and water was running over the road, at 10th Avenue and Wellington and Shrine Park Roads.
July 2008Flash FloodLeavenworth-Street flooding was reported in Leavenworth and Lansing.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A few small branches were downed by the wind.
April 2005Flash FloodLeavenworth-Water rose to bottom of cars in supermarket parking lot.
May 2005Flash FloodLeavenworth-Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused numerous roads to be flooded across the county.
June 2005Flash FloodLeavenworth-Numerous roads closed around Leavenworth due to heavy rains.
June 2005Flash FloodLeavenworth-Street flooding 200th and Highway 7.
March 2004Flash FloodLeavenworth-242nd Street closed due to high water.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-Large trees down in Leavenworth.
June 2001Flash FloodLeavenworth-County road 16 and Kansas avenue still closed due to flooding from heavy rains.
June 2001Flash FloodLeavenworth-County road 16 and Kansas avenue still closed due to heavy rains.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindLeavenworth-A severe thunderstorm raced north-northeast through Leavenworth County. Emergency management officials reported downed tree limbs 8 inches in diameter west of Leavenworth.

Every storm recorded in Leavenworth County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Bain City2.1 miles49
Xavier2.4 miles49
Wadsworth2.6 miles49
Richardson3.3 miles49
Cochrane3.8 miles49
Lansing4.5 miles35
Hiatt6.2 miles37
Kickapoo6.6 miles46

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LeavenworthAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1762867The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478411. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.