Chautauqua County, Kansas
35 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
- 3,370
- Median household income
- $56,438
- ±4,556
- Unemployed
- 3.6%
- 54 of 1,493 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.1%
- 1,113 of 1,356 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 Chautauqua | 3,395 (2021) | 215 N Chautauqua St, Sedan | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cedar Vale | 475 (2021) | Po Box 119, Cedar Vale | Website |
| City of Chautauqua | 110 (2021) | Po Box 256, Chautauqua | — |
| City of Elgin | 56 (2021) | 1669 Bronco Rd, Sedan | — |
| City of Niotaze | 90 (2021) | Po Box 181, Niotaze | — |
| City of Peru | 105 (2021) | Po Box 129, Peru | — |
| City of Sedan | 1,005 (2021) | 111 East Cherokee St, Sedan | — |
Townships 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Belleville | 522 (2021) | 118 W 6th St, Peru | — |
| Township of Center | 67 (2021) | 1145 Ranch Rd, Moline | — |
| Township of Lafayette | 42 (2021) | 1541 Road 22, Sedan | — |
| Township of Little Caney | 333 (2021) | Po Box 201, Niotaze | — |
Special districts 24
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caneyville Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | Po Box 595, Cedar Vale | — |
| Center Cemetery District 11 | Cemeteries | 1870 Road 10, Moline | — |
| Chatauqua Oak Hill Cemetery District 13 | Cemeteries | Po Box 131, Chautauqua | — |
| El Cado Cemetery District 14 | Cemeteries | 328 Road 22, Peru | — |
| Elgin Cemetery District 10 | Cemeteries | 303 W Grand Ave Elgin, Sedan | — |
| Hendricks Cemetery District 7 | Cemeteries | 699 Road 13, Sedan | — |
| Lafayette Cemetery District 4 | Cemeteries | Po Box 272, Sedan | — |
| Niotaze Fairview Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | Po Box 203, Niotaze | — |
| Peru Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 2725 Eagle Rd, Peru | — |
| Round Mound Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 69, Cedar Vale | — |
| Salt Creek Cemetery District 6 | Cemeteries | 2806 Ranch Rd, Elk City | — |
| Sedan Cemetery District 9 | Cemeteries | 899 State Highway 99, Sedan | — |
| Spring Creek Cemetery District 12 | Cemeteries | 1167 Road 14, Sedan | — |
| Washington Cemetery District 8 | Cemeteries | 1072 Road 26, Sedan | — |
| Big Caney Watershed Joint District 31 | Flood control | Po Box 146, Cedar Vale | — |
| Grant-Shanghai Watershed District 14 | Flood control | 820 Road 8, Cedar Vale | — |
| Cedar Vale Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 278, Cedar Vale | — |
| Sedan Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 191, Sedan | — |
| Twin Caney Watershed Joint District 34 | Natural resources and water supply | Po Box 328, Sedan | — |
| Chautauqua County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 128, Howard | — |
| Chautauqua Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 910 State Highway 99, Sedan | — |
| Chautauqua Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 214, Cedar Vale | — |
| Chautauqua Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | Po Box 63, Sedan | — |
| Public Wholesale Water Supply District 20 | Water supply utility | 1989 Quivira Rd, Sedan | — |
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
Cedar Vale
School district2 schools
508 Dora, Cedar Vale, KS, 67024
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Chautauqua Co Community
School district2 schools
416 E. Elm Ste. B, Sedan, KS, 67361
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
Winfield Farmers Market (900 Fuller Street 900 Fuller Street Winfield) · Ark City Farmer and Art Market (Arkansas city) · Walnut Valley Farmers Market (Winfield)
Coffeyville Farmers' Market (Coffeyville) · Fresh Start Youth Garden Market (Coffeyville) · Independence Downtown Farmers' Market (Independence) · and 1 more
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.