Community Profile

Leavenworth County Kansas Community Profile

Leavenworth County is comprised of four distinct communities – Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor and Tonganoxie and is located within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Situated in the heart of the global supply chain network, Leavenworth County’s benefits include:

 

45-minutes north of Kansas City

 

 

Home to Ft. Leavenworth, the “Intellectual Center of the Army”

 

 

Located close to a nearby International Airport

 

 

Accessible Foreign Trade Zones

 

 

A Right to Work State

 

 

With a highly skilled workforce, training program resources and proximity to major interstates, Leavenworth County is a prime location.

Learn more about the City of Leavenworth

Leavenworth is the “First City” incorporated in the state of Kansas in 1854, and Fort Leavenworth is known as the “Best Home Town in the Army.”

Learn more about the City of Lansing


Lansing is an expanding community adjacent (South) of Leavenworth. Selected in 2009 by Money Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Best Places to live,” the city strives to provide excellent opportunities.

Learn more about the City of Tonganoxie

Tonganoxie enjoys low crime, high-quality schools, and parks and trails while combining a slice of country living, genuine hospitality, and business opportunity. Tonganoxie is also ideally situated for quick, easy transportation access on US 24-40 Highway and just three miles north of Interstate 70.