Cheyenne County, Kansas
15 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
- 2,628
- Median household income
- $55,429
- ±4,259
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 32 of 1,304 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.7%
- 1,001 of 1,210 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 Cheyenne | 2,633 (2021) | Po Box 985, Saint Francis | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bird City | 437 (2021) | Po Box 219, Bird City | — |
| City of St Francis | 1,287 (2021) | Po Box 517, Saint Francis | Website |
Townships 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Benkelman | 43 (2021) | Po Box 985, Saint Francis | — |
| Township of Bird City | 673 (2021) | P.o. Box 219, Bird City | — |
| Township of Calhoun | 33 (2021) | Po Box 985, Saint Francis | — |
| Township of Cleveland Run | 54 (2021) | Po Box 985, Saint Francis | — |
| Township of Jaqua | 14 (2021) | 430 Road 3, Kanorado | — |
| Township of Orlando | 51 (2021) | Po Box 687, Saint Francis | — |
| Township of Wano | 1,765 (2021) | Po Box 985, Saint Francis | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird City Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 53, Bird City | — |
| St Francis Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 335 Rs 877, Saint Francis | — |
| Bird City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 370, Bird City | — |
| St Francis City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 200 N Ash St, Saint Francis | — |
| Cheyenne County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 614B W Business Us Hwy 36, St Francis | — |
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
Cheylin
School district2 schools
605 Bird Ave., Bird City, KS, 67731
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
St Francis Comm Sch
School district2 schools
100 S. College Street, St Francis, KS, 67756
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
Atwood Farmers Market (111 South 4th Street 111 South 4th Street Atwood)
Goodland Farmers' Market (Goodland) · Goodland Open Air Market (Goodland)
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.