History of Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and is located near (about 30 miles from) Kansas City, Missouri. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is situated on the west bank of the Missouri River. The population was 35,420 at the United States Census 2000|2000 census. Leavenworth, founded in 1854, was the first incorporated city in Kansas.
It sprang up south of Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River|Mississippi, which was established in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth. Leavenworth became the first city in Kansas when it was founded in 1854. Leavenworth's main industry is prisons. It is the site of a large United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth|federal prison and several smaller prisons, including the military's primary prison, the United States Disciplinary Barracks.
Leavenworth is a conservative community with a large Catholic population.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} It is home to University of Saint Mary (Kansas), operated by the Sisters of Charity.[http://www.stmary.edu/about/default.asp]
Leavenworth is a sister city to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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