Grinnell, Kansas

About Grinnell

Grinnell is a tiny community in northwestern Kansas counting 255 people who proudly call it home.

Grinnell holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.49 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 520 residents per square mile.

📰 Grinnell News Today

• One year after Grinnell tornado, ‘silver linings’ rise from the wreckage KSN.com · May 22
• Joseph R. "Joe" Moore Obituary Jan 16, 2026 Dove Cremations & Funerals · Jan 16
• Grinnell continues rebuilding effort 6 months after EF3 tornado slammed community KWCH · Nov 19
• Grinnell: 8 months after a tornado changes the town KAKE · Jan 21
• How a basketball coach became a Kansas volleyball legend WIBW · Jul 16

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What Makes Grinnell Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏫 Schools in Grinnell

• Grinnell Grade School
• Grinnell Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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