Jewell County, Kansas
46 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
- 2,916
- Median household income
- $52,634
- ±8,655
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 19 of 1,410 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.9%
- 1,078 of 1,317 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 Jewell | 2,937 (2021) | 307 N Commercial St, Mankato | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Burr Oak | 142 (2021) | Po Box 22, Burr Oak | — |
| City of Esbon | 68 (2021) | Po Box 175, Esbon | — |
| City of Formoso | 92 (2021) | Po Box 144, Formoso | — |
| City of Jewell | 365 (2021) | Po Box 385, Jewell | Website |
| City of Mankato | 848 (2021) | 217 S High St, Mankato | — |
| City of Randall | 80 (2021) | Po Box 154, Randall | — |
| City of Webber | 27 (2021) | 109 Summit Ave, Webber | — |
Townships 23
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Allen | 15 (2021) | 2692 Highway 28, Randall | — |
| Township of Athens | 67 (2021) | 270 Hwy 128, Glen Elder | — |
| Township of Browns Creek | 45 (2021) | 171 170 Rd, Jewell | — |
| Township of Buffalo | 449 (2021) | 2071 Highway 28, Jewell | — |
| Township of Burr Oak | 202 (2021) | 225 E State St, Burr Oak | — |
| Township of Calvin | 49 (2021) | 1537 H Rd, Jewell | — |
| Township of Center | 954 (2021) | Po Box 302, Mankato | — |
| Township of Erving | 35 (2021) | 429 30 Rd, Cawker City | — |
| Township of Esbon | 132 (2021) | 202 Grand Ave, Esbon | — |
| Township of Grant | 171 (2021) | Po Box 131, Formoso | — |
| Township of Highland | 47 (2021) | 518 Y Rd, Esbon | — |
| Township of Holmwood | 31 (2021) | 1499 X Rd, Burr Oak | — |
| Township of Ionia | 53 (2021) | 307 N Commercial St, Mankato | — |
| Township of Jackson | 107 (2021) | 2982 Birth Rd, Courtland | — |
| Township of Limestone | 49 (2021) | 890 R Rd, Mankato | — |
| Township of Odessa | 22 (2021) | 837 70 Rd, Mankato | — |
| Township of Prairie | 141 (2021) | Po Box 137, Randall | — |
| Township of Richland | 36 (2021) | 2044 190 Rd, Mankato | — |
| Township of Sinclair | 52 (2021) | 2825 W Rd, Formoso | — |
| Township of Vicksburg | 25 (2021) | 850 250 Rd, Randall | — |
| Township of Walnut | 62 (2021) | 1236 Cedar Rd, Burr Oak | — |
| Township of Washington | 56 (2021) | 2072 N Rd, Mankato | — |
| Township of White Mound | 33 (2021) | 375 Y Rd, Esbon | — |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2421 190 Road, Glen Elder | — |
| Cemetery District 12 (jewell County) | Cemeteries | 167 240 Rd, Randall | — |
| Center Township Cemetery District Association | Cemeteries | 2 Sun Fire Ave Suite B, Mankato | — |
| Fairview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2879 W Ave, Formoso | — |
| Ionia Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 808 70 Rd, Mankato | — |
| Jewell Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 773 180 Rd, Jewell | — |
| Laurel Hill Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2879 W Ave, Formoso | — |
| Pleasant Prairie Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2270 Z Rd, Mankato | — |
| Star Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2018 C Rd, Jewell | — |
| Union Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 802 Broadway St, Jewell | — |
| Wallace Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 625 210 Rd, Jewell | — |
| Jewell Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 107 S Lincoln St, Jewell | — |
| Mankato Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 242, Mankato | — |
| Jewell County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 105 W South St, Mankato | — |
| Jewell Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 49, Esbon | — |
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
Rock Hills
School district2 schools
109 E Main Street, Mankato, KS, 66956
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
Solomon Valley Farmers' Market (Beloit) · Cawker City Farmers' Market (Cawker City)
Belleville Farmer's Market (Belleville)
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.