Leawood, Kansas

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The 2000 Census showed that Leawood had a population of 27,656 people^<1>. This represents 1.03% of the total population of Kansas, making it the state's 14th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
11	Lenexa	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
12	Leavenworth	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	34,729	1.95% decrease
13	Garden City	W	343 mi [552 km]	28,557	0.37% increase
-14-	Leawood			31,342	13.33% increase
15	Emporia	W	91 mi [146.5 km]	26,380	1.42% decrease
16	Dodge City	W	302 mi [486 km]	25,689	2.04% increase
17	Prairie Village	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	21,479	2.69% decrease

Leawood had 10,129 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Leawood has an area^<4> of 15.08 square miles [39.07 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Leawood had a 2000 population density of 1,833 people per square mile [707 people/km²], making it the state's 79th most densely populated area.

Johnson County

The city of Leawood is located in Johnson County.

The county had a population of 454,605 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 27,656 people, Leawood contained 6.08% of the Johnson County total.

In addition, where the community of Leawood has a population density of 1,833 people per square mile [707 people/km²], Johnson County averages 953 people per square mile [368.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Johnson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Leawood and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Leawood. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Leawood, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Overland Park	QF-2053775	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	171,231	14.86% increase
	Lenexa	QF-2039350	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Olathe	QF-2052575	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Raytown (MO)	QF-2960788	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease
	Shawnee	QF-2064500	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Lee's Summit (MO)	QF-2941348	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Kansas City	QF-2036000	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Kansas City (MO)	QF-2938000	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	451,572	2.27% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Leawood.

A Census Quickfact is available for Johnson County (QF-29091).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Johnson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Wyandotte	QF-20209	N	154,287	2.26% decrease
	Jackson (MO)	QF-29095	NE	668,417	1.94% increase
	Cass (MO)	QF-29037	SE	98,429	19.17% increase
	Miami	QF-20121	S	30,989	8.7% increase
	Franklin	QF-20059	SW	26,562	6.89% increase
	Douglas	QF-20045	W	114,748	14.43% increase
	Leavenworth	QF-20103	NW	74,276	7.77% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Leawood:

Leawood is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Leawood.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Leawood. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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