Leavenworth is located in northeastern
Kansas,
slightly west of the border with Missouri,
and 27 miles (43 kilometers) northwest
of Kansas
City and 62 miles (100 kilometers)
northeast of Topeka.
It is the county seat of Leavenworth
County, and home to 35,420 residents.
Numerous movies have made Leavenworth
and nearby Fort Leavenworth synonymous
with prisons. Starting in 1996, the
