Linwood, KS

Linwood is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The 2020 census counted 415 residents. Linwood is located along K-32 highway between Lawrence and Bonner Springs. " The community was platted on both sides of Stranger Creek, near the creek's mouth at the Kansas River. Linwood makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Linwood is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Much of Linwood's commerce came from the sawmills on the river, as the city had grown very near the banks of the Kansas River that flows eastward to the Missouri. Linwood is situated along the north bank of the Kansas River. Linwood is home to one of the Basehor-Linwood Elementary Schools, while the Basehor-Linwood Middle.