Potwin, Kansas

About Potwin

Set in the southern part of Kansas, Potwin is a tiny community, home to 413 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Potwin holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,796 residents per square mile.

📰 Potwin News Today

• New biofuel terminal has capacity for a third of Kansas’ soybean crop KSN.com · May 7
• Carissa L. Long Obituary Feb 19, 2026 Cozine Memorial Group · Feb 19
• Lewis Earl "Lew" Whiteside Obituary (2026) - Potwin, KS - Carlson Colonial Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jul 5
• Potwin Halloween: A Historic Topeka Tradition with Modern-Day Charm This is Topeka · Oct 31
• How Potwin, Kansas Became the Internet's Ground Zero Condé Nast Traveler · Jul 4

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What Makes Potwin Unique

• The only place in America named Potwin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• Positioned in southern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 11 miles.

🏫 Schools in Potwin

• Remington Elementary at Potwin

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

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