THE TONGANOXIE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.
Tonganoxie township has 53.1 square miles of land in Leavenworth County. Its Census reference point is in Osage Cuestas, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tonganoxie and Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie is associated with Leavenworth County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tonganoxie by land and water
The Census records 0.33 square miles of water within Tonganoxie, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Leavenworth County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tonganoxie township has 13.1 times the land area of nearby Tonganoxie city (4.06 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

