Lenexa, Kansas
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lenexa City. It lies in ZIP code area 66215. The Survey maps it on the Lenexa quadrangle. 57,434 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLenexa grew from 48,190 to 57,434 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 48,190 | |
| 2020 | 57,434 | +9,244 (+19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1935 USGS Lenexa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Lenexa quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Lenexa quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Lenexa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Lenexa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
231 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Lenexa between 2003 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 were 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/undetermined | 137 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2520092 |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2520115 |
| 8 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Johnson County | 2510188 |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Johnson County | 2480067 |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2470128 |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2680087 |
| 24 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2670110 |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2650077 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lenexa: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monahan Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenexa in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Lightning | Lenexa | $325,000 | Lightning sparked a house fire which caused $325,000 in damage to the house and its contents. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | $50,000 | Emergency managers estimated winds at 70 mph. Several cars were blown off the road at Interstate 435 and 87th Street. Billboard signs were blown down and a parked semi trailer was overturned near 119th Street and Renner Road. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lenexa | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines down. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lenexa | - | Golf ball sized hail reported in Lenexa West. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Several social media reports of mostly small tree limbs down in Lenexa. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lenexa | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported in Lenexa. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gusts with large tree limbs downed in Lenexa. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Mesonet measured a gust to 84 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Large tree limbs and trees downed across Lenexa. Power is out. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Lenexa | - | One inch hail fell at 87th St and Quivira. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Two trees over 1 foot in diameter were snapped at the base. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | A street light and a fence were both blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | A trained spotter reported 70 mph winds. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lenexa | - | This report was gathered via social media. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lenexa | - | This report was gathered via social media. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Several large branches of unknown size or condition were down on powerlines near Lake Quivira. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | A 6 foot diameter tree was uprooted as a result of strong winds that moved through the area. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Lenexa | - | At 1038CST an EF0 tornado made a brief touchdown, 0.9 miles south of Lenexa. The tornado touched down and then went right back up. No damage was observed. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Lenexa | - | Six to eight inches of water was reported near State Line Road on I-435. Torrential rains were reported in the area. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Lenexa | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rains caused flash flooding on Interstate 35, between 87th and 75th Streets. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Lenexa | - | Water was at bumper high in parking lot at 10800 Pflumm Road. |
| February 2007 | Flash Flood | Lenexa | - | Heavy rains flooded portions of Interstate 35, from 87th Street to 75th Street. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Several large tree limbs down. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Lenexa | - | Several roads closed due to high water. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | Several tree limbs down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | An off duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | A light pole was blown down into the intersection of 98th and Marshall. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | The media reported 70 mph wind gusts near the intersection of K-7 and K-10 west of Lenexa. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lenexa | - | Large hail reported at the intersection of Interstates 35 and 435. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lenexa | - | Large hail reported at Interstate 35 and 87th Street. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Lenexa | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lackmans | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| Elmhurst | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Overland Park | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Craig | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Merriam | 5.3 miles | 37 | |
| Prairie Village | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Countryside | 6.0 miles | 37 | |
| Zarah | 6.0 miles | 38 |
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 Lenexa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q992536 | The 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 479208. 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.











