Leavenworth, Kansas
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Leavenworth, Kansas

Administration
Full nameLeavenworth, Kansas
Official nameLeavenworth, Kansas
Settlement typeCity
MottoThe first city of Kansas
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLeavenworth
Geography
Total Area23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2)
Land Area23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2)
Water Area0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation840 ft (256 m)
Demography
Total Population35420 (2000)
Density (pop.)581.6/km2 (1506.8/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes66043, 66048
Area code913
FIPS code20-39000
GNIS feature ID0478411

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Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is situated on the west bank of the Missouri River. The population was 35,420 at the 2000 census. Leavenworth, founded in 1854, was the first incorporated city in Kansas. The city is located south of Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi, which was established in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth. Leavenworth is the home of many detention centers and prisons, including the Leavenworth federal prison for which the city is most famous, and several smaller jails and prisons, including the city and county jails, a Federal Marshals' Detention Center, and the military's maximum security prison, the United States Disciplinary Barracks. The very large Kansas State Penitentary and a State medium security prison are also located nearby. Leavenworth is also home to University of Saint Mary (Kansas), operated by the Sisters of Charity. Leavenworth is sister city to the city of Wagga Wagga in the Australian state of New South Wales as well as the city of Ōmihachiman, Japan. Beneath the city appears to be another one entirely: a recently publicized underground series of "vaults" is thought to have been used for commerce, fugitives, or slavery.


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Easton Gold Star Mother honored for service - Leavenworth Times Tweet this news
Leavenworth Times--William B. Caldwell IV, former commander at Fort -Leavenworth-, put in the paperwork for the award. Pitts is the president of the Northeast -Kansas- Chapter of ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:56:00 GMT+00:00
Officials warn public of asphalt scam - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star---Leavenworth- County Attorney Todd Thompson is warning residents to beware of a scam that appears to target members of the elderly. ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:25:20 GMT+00:00
Fort Leavenworth one of '8 Wonders' of Kansas history - Leavenworth Times Tweet this news
Leavenworth Times--The time for voting is up and the results are in � Fort -Leavenworth- is a wonder. The Inman, Kan.,-based -Kansas- Sampler Foundation announced ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:53:42 GMT+00:00
Remember When: A community review - Tonganoxie Mirror Tweet this news
Tonganoxie Mirror--George C. Morris, a tourist printer who walked in from -Leavenworth- Saturday, claims to be the champion snake killer of -Kansas-, he having slain 22 reptiles ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:04:02 GMT+00:00
County approves $1.57 million EMS headquarters - Tonganoxie Mirror Tweet this news
Tonganoxie Mirror---...- -Leavenworth-. On Monday, commissioners awarded the construction contract for the project to Vanum Construction for $1.37 million dollars. The -Kansas- City ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:04:01 GMT+00:00
Parents as Teachers celebrates 20 years - Pratt Tribune Tweet this news
Pratt Tribune--Pratt was selected as one of five sites in -Kansas-, along with Hays, Newton, Parsons, and -Leavenworth- to pioneer this program. The Pratt County program is ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:10:09 GMT+00:00
KCKFD investigating structure fire on Leavenworth Road - Kansas City Kansan (blog) Tweet this news
Kansas City Kansan (blog)---...- meyer by Robert WIlson by Jim Edward A Saturday night fire near Washington High School is being investigated by the -Kansas- City, Kan., Fire Department. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:34:50 GMT+00:00
Kansas Powerball Ticket Wins $100000 in 10x Promotion - Kansas City infoZine Tweet this news
Kansas City infoZine--Topeka, -KS- - infoZine - A -Kansas- Powerball ticket sold in the Saturday, June 12, drawing is worth $100000. The winning ticket matched four of the first five ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:52:21 GMT+00:00
Sister Michael Mary Whelan - Leavenworth Times Tweet this news
Leavenworth Times--She received a BS in Education from the University of Saint Mary, -Leavenworth-, -KS-. For forty years, she taught in parochial elementary schools in California ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:56:18 GMT+00:00
Bikers take a rainy ride - Leavenworth Times Tweet this news
Leavenworth Times---...- a -Leavenworth- resident, also pointed to the people as the best part of the ride. “Definitely just spending time with people and seeing small-town -Kansas- ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:54:19 GMT+00:00

align="bottom" style="padding:0 0;margin:0 0;"| Source: Monthly Station Climate Summaries, 1971-2000,
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Notes: Temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation includes rain and melted snow or sleet in inches; median values are provided for precipitation and snowfall because mean averages may be misleading. Mean and median values are for the 30-year period 1971-2000; temperature extremes are for the station's period of record (1948-2001). The station is located in Leavenworth at 39°16′N 94°55′W, elevation 870 ft (265.2 m).



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