Council Grove

city and county seat in Morris County, Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kansas
County: Morris
Type: Mayor–Council
Mayor: Ryan McDonald
Total: 2.05 sq mi (5.32 km )
Land: 2.04 sq mi (5.29 km )
Water: 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
Elevation: 1,234 ft (376 m)
Density: 1,050/sq mi (405/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes: 66846, 66873

Article

Council Grove is a city in and the county seat of 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.

History