Welcome to Linwood ...

The city of Linwood is located in Leavenworth County<1>.

The location of Linwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Linwood has a population of 418 people<3> (see below for details).

Linwood is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Linwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Linwood lies within the (913) area code.

The ZIP code for Linwood: 66052<5>

The city of Linwood has also been called Big Stranger. and Johnny Cake (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Linwood, see The Names of Linwood on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Linwood had an population of 418 people. This is an increase of 11.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linwood had a population of 375 people. This makes Linwood the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Linwood represents 0.01% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 332nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 375 people, the population of Linwood has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 374 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Linwood.

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linwood.

Communities near Linwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linwood.

• Overland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <6>
• Olathe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <6>
• Lawrence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <6>
• Shawnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
• Lenexa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <6>
• Gardner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <6>
• Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
• Merriam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
  • Merriam is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <6>
• Bonner Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
  • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <6>
• Basehor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
  • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Linwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Linwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linwood ...

Looking for more information about Linwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Linwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linwood.

Adding Linwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Linwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1877.

We also found Linwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/