About Hiawatha
Hiawatha is a small town in northeastern Kansas with an estimated population of 3,137.
Hiawatha holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.61 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,202 residents per square mile.
📰 Hiawatha News Today
- Carolyn Mae Hall Obituary (2026) - Quenemo, KS - Chapel Oaks Funeral Home - Hiawatha Legacy obituary · Aug 18
- Hiawatha High School (KS) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 9
- Looks can be deceiving: Undersized Hiawatha girls creating buzz with 10-0 start | North Central Kansas Girls Basketball Standouts kshsaacovered.com · Jan 14
- Hiawatha Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
- Donald "Don" E. Harvey Obituary Jul 2, 2026 Popkess Mortuary · Jul 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hiawatha Unique
- Positioned in northeastern 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hiawatha
- Bread Bowl — american
- Jackrabbit Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Lottie's — american
- New China — chinese
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Redhawk Nutrition — coffee shop (café)
- Country Cabin
- El Padrino — mexican
- Rogue Street Tacos — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Brown County Ag Museum · Museum
- Brown County Historical Society and Museum · Museum
- Windmill Lane · Museum
- Brown County Historical Society Ag Museum and Windmill Lane · Museum
- Frances Sewell Plamann History Center · Museum
- Hiawatha Aquatic Center · Water park
- Historic Brown County Jail · Museum
- Welcome to Hiawatha Mural · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hiawatha
- Ag Museum Park reviews ★
- Bruning Park reviews ★
- Cannon Park reviews ★
- County Court House Park reviews ★
- Crestview Park reviews ★
- Davis Memorial reviews ★
- Fisher Community Center Park reviews ★
- Hatfield Park reviews ★
- Hiawatha City Lake Park reviews ★
- Hiawatha Pollinator Plot · Garden reviews ★
- Kiddie Korral reviews ★
- Korthanke Memorial Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Hiawatha
- Hiawatha Elem
- Hiawatha Middle School
- Hiawatha Sr High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Hiawatha Community Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCity
Population (2024)3,137
Rank in state#87 of 626
Land area2.61 sq mi
Density1,202/sq mi
Coordinates39.8517, -95.5378