Morris County, Kansas
32 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
- 5,340
- Median household income
- $58,686
- ±4,604
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 68 of 2,730 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 2,169 of 2,550 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 Morris | 5,356 (2021) | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Council Grove | 2,111 (2021) | Po Box 313, Council Grove | — |
| City of Dunlap | 27 (2021) | 413 Guilford St, Dunlap | — |
| City of Dwight | 215 (2021) | Po Box 157, Dwight | Website |
| City of Latimer | 32 (2021) | 106 Kasten St, Latimer | — |
| City of Parkerville | 49 (2021) | 309 Main Parkerville St, White City | — |
| City of White City | 450 (2021) | 109 Grape Parkerville St, White City | — |
| City of Wilsey | 139 (2021) | 409 Lyndon St, Wilsey | — |
Townships 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Highland | 84 (2021) | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Township of Number 2 | 642 (2021) | 501 West Main, Council Grove | — |
| Township of Number 5 | 596 (2021) | Po Box 183, White City | — |
| Township of Number 7 | 221 (2021) | 1819 S 2800 Rd, Herington | — |
| Township of Number 8 | 153 (2021) | 501 West Main, Council Grove | — |
| Township of Number 9 | 296 (2021) | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdick Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 309 Reed St, Burdick | — |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main, Council Grove | — |
| Clarks Creek Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Comiskey Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Delavan Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Diamond Valley Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Downing Kelso Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Dunlap Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 West Main, Council Grove | — |
| Dwight Morris Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 805 6th St, Dwight | — |
| Four Mile Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1981 S 850 Rd, Council Grove | — |
| Mitchell Valley Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 West Main Street Ste 9, Council Grove | — |
| Parker Highland Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| White City Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 910 S 6th St, White City | — |
| Wilsey Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 501 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Diamond Creek Watershed Joint District 61 | Flood control | 501 West Main Ste 9, Council Grove | — |
| Rock Creek Watershed Joint District 84 | Flood control | 223 W Main St, Council Grove | — |
| Morris County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 116 Fox St, Council Grove | Website |
| Morris Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 609 Main St, Dwight | — |
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
Morris County
School district3 schools
17 South Wood Street, Council Grove, KS, 66846
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Rural Vista
School district4 schools
414 E Goodnow, White City, KS, 66872
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
Geary Community Farmers Market (Junction City)
Hillsboro Farmers' Market (Hillsboro) · Doyle Valley Farmers' Market (Peabody)
Wabaunsee County Farmers' Market (Alma)
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.