Comanche County, Kansas
16 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
- 1,729
- Median household income
- $54,545
- ±6,643
- Unemployed
- 1.7%
- 15 of 888 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.8%
- 732 of 824 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 Comanche | 1,670 (2021) | Po Box 776, Coldwater | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Coldwater | 672 (2021) | Po Box 743, Coldwater | Website |
| City of Protection | 503 (2021) | Po Box 7, Protection | — |
| City of Wilmore | 36 (2021) | Po Box 393, Wilmore | — |
Townships 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Avilla | 57 (2007) | Po Box 776, Coldwater | — |
| Township of Coldwater | 890 (2021) | 1768 Road 17, Coldwater | — |
| Township of Powell | 62 (2021) | Po Box 267, Wilmore | — |
| Township of Protection | 652 (2021) | 1131 Road 5, Protection | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Hill Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1768 Road 17, Coldwater | — |
| Powell Township Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 267, Wilmore | — |
| Coldwater Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 205 S Central Ave, Coldwater | — |
| Protection Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 53, Protection | — |
| Coldwater-Wilmore Regional Library | Libraries | Po Box 606, Coldwater | Website |
| Comanche County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 201 S New York, Coldwater | — |
| Comanche Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 463 Avenue X, Protection | — |
| Comanche Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 244, Coldwater | — |
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
Comanche County
School district3 schools
600 E Garfield, Coldwater, KS, 67029
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.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.