Lake Quivira, Kansas

About Lake Quivira

Lake Quivira, KS is a small town located in northeastern Kansas, home to 1,006 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Lake Quivira holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.48 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 680 residents per square mile.

📰 Lake Quivira News Today

• Lake Quivira, KS Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Aug 13
• Lake Quivira driver injured after car vaults into tree, lands upside down KCTV · Apr 30
• Tornado Warning for Johnson County until midnight KSHB 41 Kansas City · Mar 6
• Michael Thomas Schmidt Obituary (2026) - Lenexa, KS - Cremation Society of Kansas & Missouri - Prairie Village Legacy obituary · Apr 24
• EF0 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Kan., crossed into Kansas City, Mo., NWS confirms KCTV · Mar 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lake Quivira Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Quivira — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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.
• Easy reach of Shawnee (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lake Quivira

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Quivira

• Brew Haha Coffeehouse (café)
• Glory Days Pizza — pizza
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Fritz's — american
• Juan Jose's Taqueria — mexican
• Lake Quiviry Country Club

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Johnson County Historical Museum · Museum
• Legler Barn Museum · Museum
• The 1950's All - Electric House Museum · Museum
• The Rush Funplex · Arcade
• Grinter Place State Historic Site · Attraction
• Thomas A. Soetaert Aquatic Center · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Quivira

• Swarner Park reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★
• Veterans' Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lake Quivira

🏘️ Nearby Communities