Kearny County, Kansas
16 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
- 3,864
- Median household income
- $89,135
- ±17,102
- Unemployed
- 2.2%
- 40 of 1,808 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.1%
- 1,329 of 1,427 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 Kearny | 3,891 (2021) | Po Box 86, Lakin | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Deerfield | 692 (2021) | Po Box 281, Deerfield | — |
| City of Lakin | 2,166 (2021) | Po Box 148, Lakin | Website |
Townships 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Deerfield | 855 (2021) | 2153 Road 190, Deerfield | — |
| Township of East Hibbard | 85 (2021) | 3282 N Highway 25, Lakin | — |
| Township of Hartland | 114 (2021) | 1552 Road M, Lakin | — |
| Township of Kendall | 79 (2021) | 304 Road 50, Ulysses | — |
| Township of Lakin | 2,455 (2021) | 402 Ne 100 Ave, Ellinwood | — |
| Township of Southside | 258 (2021) | Po Box 86, Lakin | — |
| Township of West Hibbard | 45 (2021) | 2604 Road L, Lakin | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | Po Box 373, Lakin | — |
| Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | Po Box 262, Deerfield | — |
| James Draw Watershed Joint District 87 | Flood control | Po Box 311, Lakin | — |
| Lakin Watershed District 49 | Flood control | 1652 Road 160, Lakin | — |
| Lakin City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 966, Lakin | — |
| Kearny County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 212 W Santa Fe Trail Blvd, Lakin | Website |
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
Deerfield
School district3 schools
803 Beech Street, Deerfield, KS, 67838
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lakin
School district3 schools
1003 W Kingman, Lakin, KS, 67860
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
Downtown Garden City Farmers' Market (Garden City)
Leoti Farmers' Market (Leoti) · Wichita County Farmers' Market (Leoti)
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.