Doniphan County, Kansas
33 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,503
- Median household income
- $74,028
- ±5,768
- Unemployed
- 1.6%
- 62 of 3,780 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.2%
- 2,375 of 2,724 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 Doniphan | 7,471 (2021) | Po Box 278, Troy | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Denton | 129 (2021) | 510 Main St, Denton | — |
| City of Elwood | 1,114 (2021) | Po Box 357, Elwood | Website |
| City of Highland | 917 (2021) | Po Box 387, Highland | Website |
| City of Leona | 40 (2021) | 406 Maple St, Leona | Website |
| City of Severance | 77 (2021) | 308 Vine St, Severance | — |
| City of Troy | 954 (2021) | Po Box 506, Troy | Website |
| City of Wathena | 1,242 (2021) | Po Box 27, Wathena | Website |
| City of White Cloud | 115 (2021) | Po Box 23, White Cloud | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Burr Oak | 182 (2021) | 2148 210th Rd, Wathena | — |
| Township of Center | 1,653 (2021) | 1517 210th Rd, Troy | — |
| Township of Independence | 261 (2021) | Po Box 146, Bendena | — |
| Township of Iowa | 1,457 (2021) | 2325 Ash Point Rd, White Cloud | — |
| Township of Marion | 217 (2021) | Po Box 175, Wathena | — |
| Township of Union | 266 (2021) | 297 W Hwy 120, Huron | — |
| Township of Washington | 2,910 (2021) | 1290 Randolph Rd, Wathena | — |
| Township of Wayne | 187 (2021) | 1409 100th Rd, Atchison | — |
| Township of Wolf River | 338 (2021) | 1356 Highway 120, Severance | — |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doniphan Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | 203 Mineral Point Rd, Atchison | — |
| Rosedale Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 754 Saratoga Rd, Wathena | — |
| Wolf River Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | 101 Kickapoo St, Hiawatha | — |
| Burr Oak Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 326, Troy | — |
| Iowa Point Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 2467 Highway 7, White Cloud | — |
| Elwood-Gladden Drainage District | Flood control | Po Box 326, Troy | — |
| Elwood Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 98, Elwood | — |
| Highland City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 307 E Pennsylvania St, Highland | — |
| Troy Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 341, Troy | — |
| Wathena Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 589, Wathena | — |
| Doniphan County Library District 1 | Libraries | Po Box 220, Troy | Website |
| Doniphan County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 510 E Locust St, Troy | — |
| Wolf River Watershed Joint District 66 | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 216, Robinson | — |
| Doniphan Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | Po Box 265, Denton | — |
| Doniphan Rural Water District 5 | Water supply utility | P.o. Box 490, Troy | — |
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
Doniphan West Schools
School district2 schools
402 E Main, Highland, KS, 66035
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Riverside
School district5 schools
1409 Vermont, Elwood, KS, 66024
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Troy Public Schools
School district2 schools
230 W Poplar, Troy, KS, 66087
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
Atchison Farmers' Market (Atchison)
Hiawatha Farmers' Market (Hiawatha)
Downtown Farmers' Market (8004 Saxton-Easton Road St. Joseph)
Falls City Farmers' Market ()
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.