Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States.

An F4 tornado devastated the town on March 31, 1892, killing at least nine people and injuring 60.

[8][9] In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed a few blocks west of Towanda (immediately west of SW River Valley Rd), running north to south through Butler County.

[10][11] With much controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2), all of it land.

The community is served by Circle USD 375 public school district.

Circle High School, located in Towanda, has one of the top graphic arts departments in the state.

[citation needed] The Circle High School mascot is the Thunderbirds.