Lane County, Kansas
12 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
- 1,461
- Median household income
- $54,526
- ±11,989
- Unemployed
- 0.4%
- 3 of 672 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.1%
- 596 of 709 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 Lane | 1,565 (2021) | Po Box 788, Dighton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Dighton | 954 (2021) | Po Box 848, Dighton | Website |
Townships 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Alamota | 70 (2021) | 147 S Turkey Red Rd, Dighton | — |
| Township of Cheyenne | 279 (2021) | 5002 W Highway 4, Healy | — |
| Township of Dighton | 1,141 (2021) | Po Box 566, Dighton | — |
| Township of White Rock | 9 (2021) | 104 E Road 240, Utica | — |
| Township of Wilson | 66 (2021) | 305 N Elm, Dighton | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane County Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 848, Dighton | — |
| Dighton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 848, Healy | — |
| Lane County Improvement District | Sewerage | Po Box 125, Healy | — |
| Lane County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 985, Dighton | — |
| Lane Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 133, Healy | — |
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
Dighton
School district2 schools
710 E Lincoln St, Dighton, KS, 67839
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Healy Public Schools
School district2 schools
5006 North Dodge Rd, Healy, KS, 67850
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)
Quinter Farmers Market (Quinter)
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.