Updated on Apr 13, 2021
Make this Council Grove getaway your home next time you visit the Flint Hills! Enjoy this beautiful newly renovated 3 bedroom, 1 bath house with tons of natural light and space to relax. Casa Azul...
The perfect house for your getaway trip! Enjoy your getaway here with beautiful views of the lake. Entertain on a 1,300 square foot deck and dipping your toes into the water off of the covered dock!
Your home away from home in Council Grove with 4 bedrooms - 3 queen beds and a room with 4 twin bunk beds. This country house features full amenities with WiFi, fitness equipment, washer and dryer,...
Spend a night, a weekend or a week in beautiful historic downtown Council Grove. Located in the recently restored State Bank Building, The Landing offers a home away from home that is just steps...
Experience history in a modern way while staying in this newly remodeled historic loft. Located above the Weathered Wood Home boutique along Main Street, you'll be in the center of Council Grove's...
Experience history in a modern way while staying in this newly remodeled historic loft. Located above the Weathered Wood Home boutique and overlooking Main Street, you'll be in the center of...
Council Grove is a city and county seat in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,140. It was named after an agreement between American settlers and the Osage Nation allowing settlers' wagon trains to pass westward through the area on the Santa Fe Trail. Pioneers gathered at a grove of trees so that wagons could band together for their trip west.
thumb|left|1915-1918 Railroad Map of Morris County.
Council Grove was a stop on the Santa Fe Trail. The first European-American settler was Seth M. Hays, who came to the area in 1847 to trade with the Kaw tribe, which had a reservation established in the area in 1846. Hays was a great grandson of Daniel Boone.
The Main street in Council Grove is the old Santa Fe Trail. The Rawlinson-Terwilliger Home, 803 West Main Street, is the oldest stone home on the Santa Fe Trail and houses the Trail Days Cafe & Museum.
A post office was established in Council Grove on February 26, 1855.
In 1858, the town was officially incorporated by the legislature. Hays also opened a restaurant in 1857, the Hays House, which is said to be the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River.
The town has 15 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One is the Post Office Oak. Travelers left their mail in this designated tree to be picked up by others going in the right direction. General Custer of the United States Army slept here with his troops during the American Civil War, under a large tree known now as the Custer Elm.
The National Old Trails Road, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912, and was routed through Herington, Delavan, Council Grove.
In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of World War II were brought to Kansas and other Midwest states as a means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Large internment camps were established in Kansas: Camp Concordia, Camp Funston (at Fort Riley), Camp Phillips (at Salina under Fort Riley). Fort Riley established 12 smaller branch camps, including Council Grove.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. The city is fifty-five miles southwest of Topeka.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Council Grove has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Presently, both the Council Grove Reservoir and the City Lake are popular for recreational activities. While both lakes are open to the public and motorized boats, most of the land around the City Lake is privately owned with over three hundred lake houses. Building is restricted on the larger Council Grove Reservoir but there are many well-positioned camp sites. Excellent fishing is found on these lakes as well. Walleye, crappie, white bass, and many more fish are in both the Council Grove Reservoir and the City Lake.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,182 people, 991 households, and 565 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.9% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.0% of the population.
There were 991 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.0% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.85.
The median age in the city was 45.9
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