Map of Leawood city, Kansas

Leawood /ˈliːwʊd/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 33,902.

Leawood city overview:
Name:	Leawood city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Johnson County
Founded:	1920s
Incorporated:	1948
Elevation:	942 ft (287 m)
Total Area:	15.21 sq mi (39.38 km²)
Land Area:	15.11 sq mi (39.12 km²)
Water Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km²)
Total Population:	33,902
Population Density:	2,200/sq mi (860/km²)
ZIP code:	66206, 66207, 66209, 66211, 66224
Area code:	913
FIPS code:	2039075
Website:	leawood.org

Online Interactive Map

Leawood online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

19th century

After the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the area east of present-day Leawood opened for settlement. The Santa Fe Trail which ran through the area also contributed to the development of the area. The Border Ruffian War (1855-1857), part of a larger conflict known as Bleeding Kansas, damaged the local economy as pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri attacked settlers, traders, and those traveling along the Santa Fe Trail. Conditions improved with the founding of Oxford, Kansas, the predecessor of Leawood. The township was destroyed by the American Civil War, and there was little left by 1865.

Leawood was named for Oscar G. Lee, the original land owner of the town site.

20th century

Modern Leawood was established in the 1920s, after Oscar G. Lee, a retired police chief from Oklahoma, moved to Johnson County. He supervised the construction of Lee Boulevard for public use.

In 1948, a housing development by the Kroh brothers led to the incorporation as a city. On November 30, 1948, Leawood became a city of the third class with a population of less than 2,000. By 1959, it had become a city of the second class. As of 2014, it is a city of the first class with approximately 32,800 residents.

As of 2015, it was one of the Kansas City metropolitan area’s wealthiest suburbs, alongside Mission Hills, Kansas, the Country Club Plaza neighborhood, and Olathe, Kansas. Particularly the neighborhoods of Hallbrook, Mission Hill Estates, and Tuscany Reserve were all rated in the top 1%, according to a widely cited research professor.

Leawood Road Map

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.16 square miles (39.26 km), of which, 15.06 square miles (39.01 km) of it is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km) is water.

The city is bordered on three sides by the cities of Overland Park and Prairie Village, Kansas and on the fourth by Kansas City, Missouri. The city’s land area is approximately 75% developed and growth is expected to continue in the future.