Chase County, Kansas
24 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,561
- Median household income
- $56,484
- ±3,845
- Unemployed
- 0.9%
- 11 of 1,174 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.7%
- 972 of 1,147 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 Chase | 2,598 (2021) | Po Box 529, Cottonwood Falls | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cedar Point | 22 (2021) | Po Box 63, Cedar Point | — |
| City of Cottonwood Falls | 821 (2021) | Po Box 487, Cottonwood Falls | Website |
| City of Elmdale | 42 (2021) | Po Box 8, Elmdale | — |
| City of Matfield Green | 52 (2021) | 302 Orient St, Matfield Green | — |
| City of Strong City | 399 (2021) | Po Box 208, Strong City | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bazaar | 102 (2021) | 1301 Rock Creek Rd, Cottonwood Falls | — |
| Township of Cedar | 72 (2021) | 481 B Rd, Burns | — |
| Township of Cottonwood | 170 (2021) | Po Box 63, Cedar Point | — |
| Township of Diamond Creek | 229 (2021) | 1163 225th Rd, Elmdale | — |
| Township of Falls | 1,028 (2021) | 601 First Street, Cottonwood Falls | — |
| Township of Homestead | 38 (2021) | 758 H Rd, Cedar Point | — |
| Township of Matfield | 120 (2021) | 302 Orient St, Matfield Green | — |
| Township of Strong | 531 (2021) | 1808 225th Rd, Strong City | — |
| Township of Toledo | 308 (2021) | 2461 Yy Rd, Emporia | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 1934 K Rd, Elmdale | — |
| Middle Creek Watershed Joint District 62 | Flood control | 2910 Bluestem Rd, Lincolnville | — |
| Peyton Creek Watershed District 71 | Flood control | 2343 W Rd, Strong City | — |
| Silver Creek Watershed Joint District 25 | Flood control | 670B 170th Rd, Cedar Point | — |
| South Fork Watershed Joint District 76 | Flood control | 1859 Thurman Creek RD., Matfield Green | — |
| Cottonwood Falls Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 101 E 8th St, Cottonwood Falls | — |
| Strong City City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 230, Strong City | — |
| Chase County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3020 W 18th Ave, Emporia | — |
| Chase Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 84, Strong 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
Chase County
School district2 schools
219 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls, KS, 66845
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
Augusta Farmers' Market (Augusta) · El Dorado Farmers' Market (El Dorado)
Hillsboro Farmers' Market (Hillsboro) · Doyle Valley Farmers' Market (Peabody)
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.