Moving to Linwood, Kansas

Population: 374. Estimated population in July 2024: 382 (+2.1% change)
Males: 180 (48.1%), Females: 194 (51.9%)

Leavenworth County

Zip code: 66052

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.0 years
Median household income: $35,313
Median house value: $68,300

Population by Race

Races in Linwood:

• White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
• Hispanic (7.8%)
• Two or more races (5.3%)
• Other race (4.0%)
• American Indian (2.9%)
• Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (38.5%), Irish (22.2%), English (8.0%), United States (5.6%), Polish (4.0%), Norwegian (2.1%).

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Linwood

• High school or higher: 80.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Linwood city

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 52.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.0%
• Divorced: 12.4%

5.9% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-9.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Linwood:

• LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LAWRENCE, KS)
• OLATHE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; OLATHE, KS)
• MEADOWBROOK REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GARDNER, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Linwood:

• KANSAS CITY INTL (about 31 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
• CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 33 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
• FORBES FIELD (about 43 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Linwood:

• LAWRENCE MUNI (about 12 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Abbreviation: LWC)
• CEDAR AIR PARK (about 13 miles; OLATHE, KS; Abbreviation: 51K)
• VINLAND VALLEY AERODROME (about 15 miles; BALDWIN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: K64)

Amtrak station near Linwood:

• 14 miles: LAWRENCE (413 E. 7TH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Linwood:

• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
• KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
• JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
• PARK UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 31 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
• DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 32 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)

Public primary/middle schools in Linwood:

• BASEHOR-LINWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 215 PARK STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
• LINWOOD ELEM (Students: 216; Location: 215 PARK STREET; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Linwood:

• LINWOOD COMMUNITY LIBRARY DIST.#1 (Operating income: $98,579; Location: 302 MIAN ST., P. O. BOX 80; 13,237 books; 450 audio materials; 1,029 video materials; 66 serial subscriptions)