Mound Valley, Kansas

About Mound Valley

Mound Valley, KS is a tiny community located in southeastern Kansas counting 349 people who proudly call it home.

Mound Valley holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.64 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 545 residents per square mile.

📰 Mound Valley News Today

• Sylvia June (Snavely) Little Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Newton, KS - The Kansan Legacy obituary · Mar 30
• Mound Valley, Kansas Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• Mound Valley, KS Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 24
• Miriam Mim (Oakleaf) Jones Downing & Lahey · Aug 9
• $5k reward offered in double homicide in Labette County, KS KOAM News Now · May 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mound Valley Unique

• The only place in America named Mound Valley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mound Valley

• Big Hill Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Mound Valley

• Mound Valley Elem

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

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