About Speed
Speed, KS is a tiny community located in northwestern Kansas with an estimated population of 36.
Speed holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 240 residents per square mile.
📰 Speed News Today
- KC council passes new ordinance to speed up North Lawn Apartment repairs KCTV · Aug 13
- Kansas City passes new regulations for e-bikes, scooters and electric skateboards KMBC · Jul 30
- Meriden drops speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph, here’s why ksnt.com · Jul 29
- 4 paddlers recently broke the speed record for the entire Missouri River, traveling nearly 2,400 miles KSHB 41 Kansas City · Jul 30
- Man charged following high-speed chase in the Northland FOX4KC.com · Jul 29
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What Makes Speed Unique
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.15 sq mi.
- With 36 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
- Positioned in northwestern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCity
Population (2024)36
Rank in state#597 of 626
Land area0.15 sq mi
Density240/sq mi
Coordinates39.6763, -99.4210