Leavenworth County, Kansas

**Leavenworth County** (county code **LV**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 81,881 people lived there. Its county seat is Leavenworth. Leavenworth is also the biggest city in Leavenworth County.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.3%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Kansas.

## People

The county is a part of the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.2%** _21,610_|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _13,886_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _994_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.6%** _17,638_|style="text-align:center;"|33.3% _10,209_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.1% _2,792_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.7%** _17,059_|style="text-align:center;"|39.1% _11,357_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _669_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.9%** _16,791_|style="text-align:center;"|43.3% _13,255_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _545_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.4%** _15,949_|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _11,039_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _343_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.1%** _12,583_|style="text-align:center;"|41.8% _9,733_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _955_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.9%** _10,778_|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _9,098_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.7% _2,624_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _7,738_|style="text-align:center;"|**34.9%** _8,077_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.8% _7,357_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.5%** _9,913_|style="text-align:center;"|46.6% _8,797_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _160_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.3%** _11,194_|style="text-align:center;"|36.8% _6,604_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _172_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.0%** _9,157_|style="text-align:center;"|38.2% _6,354_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _1,145_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.1%** _8,407_|style="text-align:center;"|47.8% _8,022_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _349_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.7%** _10,762_|style="text-align:center;"|29.7% _4,727_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _408_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.4%** _7,081_|style="text-align:center;"|37.9% _5,546_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.8% _2,018_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _5,544_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _7,479_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _66_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.1%** _7,870_|style="text-align:center;"|46.7% _6,926_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _36_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.6%** _8,826_|style="text-align:center;"|38.2% _5,480_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _9,046_|style="text-align:center;"|38.5% _5,698_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|48.6% _6,474_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.6%** _6,740_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _103_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.6%** _7,282_|style="text-align:center;"|41.0% _5,097_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.3%** _8,503_|style="text-align:center;"|41.5% _6,053_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.4%** _8,532_|style="text-align:center;"|48.2% _7,996_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _73_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _6,484_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.0%** _9,507_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _123_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _8,472_|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _6,539_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.1%** _9,429_|style="text-align:center;"|21.5% _2,982_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.4% _1,445_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.1%** _6,846_|style="text-align:center;"|32.4% _3,409_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _269_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|45.5% _5,536_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.3%** _6,002_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% _640_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|33.1% _2,562_|style="text-align:center;"|**40.0%** _3,099_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.0% _2,092_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.9%** _4,846_|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _3,818_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _332_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _5,771_|style="text-align:center;"|30.9% _2,775_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _450_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _4,162_|style="text-align:center;"|49.2% _4,109_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|45.8% _4,004_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.4%** _4,665_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _68_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|47.0% _3,471_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**53.0%** _3,921_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|45.5% _3,272_|style="text-align:center;"|**48.9%** _3,516_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.7% _406_|

### Cities

- Basehor
- Bonner Springs (part)
- De Soto  (part)
- Easton
- Kansas City  (part)
- Lansing
- Leavenworth
- Linwood
- Tonganoxie

## More reading

- _History of Leavenworth County Kansas_; Jesse Hall and LeRoy Hand; Historical Publishing; 684 pages; 1921.
- _Standard Atlas of Leavenworth County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1903.
- _Atlas Map of Leavenworth County, Kansas_; Missouri Publishing Co; 38 pages; 1878.

## Other websites

- County
- Leavenworth County - Directory of Public Officials
- Leavenworth County - Development Corporation
- Maps
- Leavenworth County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Leavenworth County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Leavenworth county kansas courthouse 2009.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Leavenworth County Courthouse in Leavenworth, Kansas, Leavenworth
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Henry Leavenworth
- **seat wl**: Leavenworth
- **largest city wl**: Leavenworth
- **area total sq mi**: 469
- **area land sq mi**: 463
- **area water sq mi**: 6.1
- **area percentage**: 1.3%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 81881
- **population density sq mi**: 176.8
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central