Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Leawood
Leawoodlē'wood, city (1990 pop. 19,693), Johnson co., NE Kans., a suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1948. An agricultural trade center that has undergone major suburban development, it has business offices and headquarters as well as meat-processing plants and light manufacturing.
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Leawood (redirected from Leawood) is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The population was 27,656 at the 2000 census.
Leawood is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 square miles, of which, 15.1 square miles of it is land and 0.07% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,656 people, 9,841 households, and 8,118 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,833.4 people per square mile. There were 10,129 housing units at an average density of 671.5/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.19% White, 1.46% African,...more »
