Barber County, Kansas
38 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,069
- Median household income
- $61,926
- ±6,033
- Unemployed
- 1.2%
- 28 of 2,248 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.4%
- 1,561 of 1,828 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Barber | 4,110 (2021) | 120 E Washington Ave, Medicine Lodge | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hardtner | 164 (2021) | Po Box 217, Hardtner | — |
| City of Hazelton | 84 (2021) | 408 East Main Street, Hazelton | — |
| City of Isabel | 66 (2021) | Po Box 87, Isabel | — |
| City of Kiowa | 869 (2021) | Po Box 228, Kiowa | Website |
| City of Medicine Lodge | 1,723 (2021) | 114 W 1st Ave, Medicine Lodge | Website |
| City of Sharon | 147 (2021) | Po Box 76, Sharon | — |
| City of Sun City | 35 (2021) | Po Box 24, Sun City | — |
Townships 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Aetna | 9 (2021) | 14003 Sw Aetna Rd, Lake City | — |
| Township of Deerhead | 8 (2021) | 18546 Sw Crazy Horse, Lake City | — |
| Township of Eagle | 26 (2021) | 3202 Sw Twin Peaks Rd, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Township of Elm Mills | 116 (2021) | 14 Nw Broken Arrow W, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Township of Elwood | 204 (2021) | 6154 Sw Rattlesnake Trl, Hardtner | — |
| Township of Hazelton | 123 (2021) | 17747 Se Bluestem Rd, Kiowa | — |
| Township of Kiowa | 950 (2021) | Po Box 31, Kiowa | — |
| Township of Lake City | 67 (2021) | 11711 Nw River Rd, Lake City | — |
| Township of McAdoo | 26 (2021) | 11128 Nw Elm Mills Rd, Coats | — |
| Township of Medicine Lodge | 1,984 (2021) | 2500 Se Ushwy 160, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Township of Mingona | 68 (2021) | 5502 Nw Reutlinger, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Township of Moore | 29 (2021) | 7594 Se Rattlesnake Trl, Kiowa | — |
| Township of Sharon | 294 (2021) | 11601 Se Blackmore, Sharon | — |
| Township of Sun City | 45 (2021) | 301 West Elm Street, Sun City | — |
| Township of Turkey Creek | 13 (2021) | 13735 Nw Moffit Rd, Coats | — |
| Township of Valley | 124 (2021) | 10224 Se Northstar Rd, Isabel | — |
Special districts 14
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtner-Elwood Cemetery District 7 | Cemeteries | Po Box 56, Hardtner | — |
| Hazelton Cemetery District 6 | Cemeteries | 401 E Main St, Hazelton | — |
| Highland Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | 803 N Iliff St, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Isabel Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | 222 N Charles, Isabel | — |
| Lake City Cemetery District 4 | Cemeteries | 14873 Nw River Rd, Lake City | — |
| New Liberty Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 204 N 9th St, Kiowa | — |
| Sharon Cemetery District 8 | Cemeteries | Po Box 76, Sharon | — |
| Sunny Side Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | Po Box 86, Sun City | — |
| Kiowa Hospital District | Hospitals | 1002 S 4th St, Kiowa | — |
| Medicine Lodge City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 200 S Cherry St, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Barber County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 800 W 3rd Ave, Medicine Lodge | Website |
| Barber Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 271, Medicine Lodge | — |
| Barber Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 294, Kiowa | — |
| Barber Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | 14873 Nw River Rd, Lake City | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Barber County North
School district2 schools
100 E. First, Medicine Lodge, KS, 67104
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
South Barber
School district2 schools
512 Main, Kiowa, KS, 67070
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cherokee Farmers' Market (Cherokee)
Harper County Homegrown Farm & Art Market (Anthony) · Our Small Town Market (Anthony)
Kingman Farmers Market @ The Binyard (Kingman)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.