Tonganoxie, Kansas

**Tonganoxie** (pronounced ) is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. In 2020, 5,573 people lived there.

## History

Tonganoxie was platted in 1866. It was named after a local Native American Chief from the Delaware Tribe whose name means "shorty" in the Delaware language. Tonganoxie was incorporated as a city in the late 1870s.

## Geography

Tonganoxie is at  (39.108880, -95.086885). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Weather

Tonganoxie has hot, humid summers and generally cold winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Tonganoxie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 5,573 people, 2,087 households, and 1,482 families living in Tonganoxie. Of the households, 71.1% owned their home and 28.9% rented their home.

The median age was 36.0 years. Of the people, 87.3% were White, 1.5% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 1.5% were from some other race, and 8.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 4,996 people, 1,884 households, and 1,338 families living in Tonganoxie.

## Famous people

- Danni Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala, Miss Kansas USA 1996
- Connie O'Brien, member of the Kansas House of Representatives

## Other websites

- City of Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie - Directory of Public Officials
- Tonganoxie City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Tonganoxie, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Leavenworth_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Tonganoxie_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Leavenworth County, Kansas, Leavenworth County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Leavenworth Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Leavenworth County, Kansas, Leavenworth County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Leavenworth County, Kansas, Leavenworth
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1866
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1871
- **government type**: Council–manager government, Council–manager
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: David Frese
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **leader name1**: George Brajkovic
- **area total sq mi**: 4.09
- **area land sq mi**: 4.05
- **area water sq mi**: 0.04
- **area total km2**: 10.60
- **area land km2**: 10.50
- **area water km2**: 0.10
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 850
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 5573
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66086
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 913, 913
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2397035