Meade 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
- 3,903
- Median household income
- $71,852
- ±6,233
- Unemployed
- 1.5%
- 28 of 1,826 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.5%
- 1,329 of 1,502 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 Meade | 4,022 (2021) | Po Box 278, Meade | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fowler | 532 (2021) | Po Box 47, Fowler | — |
| City of Meade | 1,506 (2021) | Po Box 338, Meade | — |
| City of Plains City | 1,023 (2021) | 501 Grand Ave, Plains | — |
Townships 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Cimarron | 80 (2021) | 26021 3 Rd, Plains | — |
| Township of Crooked Creek | 64 (2021) | 21008 E Road, Fowler | — |
| Township of Fowler | 645 (2021) | Po Box 278, Meade | — |
| Township of Meade Center | 1,760 (2021) | Po Box 669, Meade | — |
| Township of Mertilla | 167 (2021) | 10006 E Rd, Plains | — |
| Township of Sand Creek | 31 (2021) | 30075 Aa Rd, Meade | — |
| Township of West Plains | 1,148 (2021) | 709 Erie St, Plains | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 844, Meade | — |
| Plains Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 366, Plains | — |
| Copenhaver Drainage District | Drainage | General Delivery, Fowler | — |
| Meade Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 820, Meade | Website |
| Fowler Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 446, Fowler | — |
| Meade Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1215 Plaza Lane Ct, Mulvane | — |
| Plains Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 281, Plains | — |
| Plains Community Library District | Libraries | Po Box 7, Plains | Website |
| Fowler Community Hospital District | Public welfare institutions | Po Box 20, Fowler | — |
| Meade County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 40, Meade | — |
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
Fowler
School district2 schools
100 E 8th Ave, Fowler, KS, 67844
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Meade
School district2 schools
721 E. Walnut, Meade, KS, 67864
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
Dodge City Farmers' Market (Dodge City)
Liberal Community Farmers Market (4 Rock Island Road Liberal) · Farmers' Market in Liberal (Liberal) · Liberal KS Farmers' Market (Liberal)
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.