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Linwood, Kansas

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1960. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66052. It stands on Ninemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tonganoxie quadrangle. 415 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.

Linwood within Leavenworth County

On record in Linwood

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 2 records

Population over time

3 figures

Linwood grew from 125 to 415 between 1880 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
1880125
2010375
2020415+40 (+11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

83 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Linwood between 2001 and 2020, burning about 305 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined39
Debris and open burning26
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony1

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
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLeavenworth County226
1 August 2001Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresKansas State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
8 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service198
4 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresKansas Forest Service191
30 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreJohnson County2110105
27 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2080011
19 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresJohnson County2000157
18 July 2001Equipment and vehicle use15 acresKansas State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Leavenworth County

Storms near this place

48 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linwood in 48 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
May 2003Tornado (F2)Linwood2 hurt, $4,000,000Tornado on the ground 2 miles northwest of Linwood at County Road 25 and Interstate 70. Reported by emergency management and ham radio operator. Video shows the tornado crossed the Kansas Turnpike east of the Eastern Toll Booth, and then proceeded northeast to where it lifted 2 miles south of Basehor. Total track length was 6 miles, with a width approaching 250 yards at times. Maxium intensity rating was F2, with most damage noted to homes near and just northeast of the intersection of 166th and Kansas Road.
May 2019Tornado (EF4)Linwood$26,000,000This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that formed in Douglas County and crossed the Kansas River into Leavenworth County. As the tornado crossed the Kansas River it became very strong and wide. It produced EF-3 damage to residences along the Kansas River. When the tornado impacted Linwood, Kansas it produced isolated EF-3 and EF-4 damage. Preliminary estimates for damage exceeded 26 million dollars, per the Leavenworth Times ( https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20190531/tornado-damage-exceeds-26-million ). Despite the EF-4 rating and widespread devastation to rural areas near Lawrence and Linwood no serious injuries occurred. This was the strongest tornado to impact the Kansas City metro area since 2003.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLinwood$1,000,000A power pole was snapped in half at this location.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindLinwood$300,000Severe thunderstorms produced winds of 60 mph or greater west and north of Linwood. Numerous trees were uprooted across the area, and a barn and a mobile home were destroyed four and one-half miles north of Linwood.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindLinwood$100,000Severe thunderstorms produced winds of 60 mph or greater west and north of Linwood. Numerous trees were uprooted across the area, and a barn and a mobile home were destroyed four and one-half miles north of Linwood.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLinwood$30,000Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 MPH throughout Leavenworth County. County Emergency Management reported 15 to 20 inch diameter trees down in Basehor. Also in Basehor, a 60 foot tree fell on two homes and a car. Numerous power lines were reported down as were numerous power outages.
March 2006Tornado (F0)Linwood$10,000Brief tornado touchdown. Some structural damage noted to several residences.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLinwood$1,000Strong winds from a nearby thunderstorm produced some powerline damage at 214th and Linwood Road.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindLinwood$1,000Metal roofing of an apartment was rolled up in Linwood, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph.
March 2024HailLinwood-Quarter size hail reported just south of Linwood.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Linwood-Damage survey confirmed a brief Tornado developed within an embedded circulation within the line of thunderstorms lifting north across southern Leavenworth County Sunday night, May 19th, 2024. The tornado impacted rural areas, with damage to trees and no damage to structures.
April 2021Flash FloodLinwood-After 1 to 2 inches of rain over a short period of time water was flowing over Hemphill Road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLinwood-A 4 inch tree limb was removed from roadway just north of the Kansas River near Linwood.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindLinwood-There was a report of a powerline down on a tree and on fire at this location.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLinwood-A barn was blown down at K-32 and 206th Street.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLinwood-A 36 inch tree was blown down at 222nd and Linwood Road.
May 2019Flash FloodLinwood-There was a foot of water running over the road at Linwood.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Emergency Management reported an 8 inch tree limb down on Highway 32.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Two trees, both 8 inches in diameter were blown down by 60-70 mph winds.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Emergency Management reported 65 mph wind.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindLinwood-A couple power poles were down near Linwood.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Power lines blown down at 214th and Cantrell.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Pea sized hail and heavy rain were also reported.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were reported down.
June 2008Flash FloodLinwood-Leavenworth county reported several roads were washed out 3 miles west of Linwood.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLinwood-18 inch tree blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Emergency manager reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 57 knots and 3/4 inch hail.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Winds gusted to 70 MPH... 7 miles southeast of Linwood. This was the same storm that produced golfball-size hail in Lleavenworth County.
August 1998HailLinwood-Leavenworth County Emergency Management reported golfball-size hail 7 miles east southeast of Linwood.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLinwood-A severe thunderstorm over Leavenworth County produced a 60 MPH wind gust 4 miles west of Linwood. Tree limbs, 3 inches in diameter, were knocked down. In Linwood, a 75 MPH winds gust damaged the roof and blew over a semi-truck at a Kansas Turnpike service plaza.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindLinwood-Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines over the extreme southern part of Leavenworth County.
July 2021HailLinwood-no account filed
August 2021HailLinwood-no account filed
April 2014HailLinwood-no account filed
October 2014HailLinwood-no account filed
April 2010HailLinwood-no account filed
March 2006HailLinwood-no account filed
April 2006HailLinwood-no account filed
April 2003HailLinwood-no account filed
March 2002HailLinwood-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLinwood-no account filed
April 2001HailLinwood-no account filed
April 2001HailLinwood-no account filed
April 2001HailLinwood-no account filed
June 2001HailLinwood-no account filed
June 2001HailLinwood-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLinwood-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLinwood-no account filed

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
Fall Leaf4.2 miles21
Lenape4.7 miles22
Reno5.5 miles23
Mahon5.5 miles36
Coldspur6.1 miles36
Little Kaw6.7 miles36
Tonganoxie7.9 miles23
South Basehor10.3 miles35

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 LinwoodAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2109523The 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 478854. 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.

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.