Elk County, Kansas
21 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
- 2,453
- Median household income
- $64,609
- ±9,001
- Unemployed
- 2.0%
- 21 of 1,036 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.0%
- 859 of 999 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 Elk | 2,441 (2021) | Po Box 606, Howard | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elk Falls | 108 (2021) | Po Box 74, Elk Falls | — |
| City of Grenola | 148 (2021) | Po Box 130, Grenola | — |
| City of Longton | 277 (2021) | Po Box 18, Longton | — |
| City of Moline | 331 (2021) | Po Box 253, Moline | Website |
Townships 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Elk Falls | 182 (2021) | 2190 Evergreen, Elk Falls | — |
| Township of Greenfield | 254 (2021) | 127 N. Main, Howard | — |
| Township of Painterhood | 57 (2021) | 1237 Road 27, Howard | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresco Cemetery District 7 | Cemeteries | Po Box 606, Howard | — |
| Elk Falls Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | 1000 Greenwood, Elk Falls | — |
| Grace Lawn Cemetery District 10 | Cemeteries | Po Box 551, Howard | — |
| Greenfield Cemetery District 6 | Cemeteries | 389 Angus, Grenola | — |
| Longton Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | 127 N Pine, Howard | — |
| Mount Zion Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | 127 N Pine, Howard | — |
| Oak Valley Cemetery District 4 | Cemeteries | 2884 Flint, Longton | — |
| Painterhood Township Cemetery District 9 | Cemeteries | 127 N Pine, Howard | — |
| Wildcat Cemetery District 8 | Cemeteries | Po Box 373, Moline | — |
| Elk River Watershed Joint District 47 | Flood control | 715 N Main St, Moline | — |
| Howard Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 134 E Washington St, Howard | — |
| Elk County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 128, Howard | — |
| Elk Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 114, Moline | — |
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
Elk Valley
School district3 schools
701 Delaware, Longton, KS, 67352
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
West Elk
School district2 schools
1201 State Highway 99, Howard, KS, 67349
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)
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
Fredonia, Kansas Farmers' Market (Fredonia)
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.