Rooks County, Kansas
45 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,813
- Median household income
- $62,500
- ±2,158
- Unemployed
- 2.0%
- 48 of 2,403 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.4%
- 1,781 of 2,136 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 Rooks | 4,831 (2021) | 115 N Walnut St, Stockton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Damar | 115 (2021) | Po Box 98, Damar | — |
| City of Palco | 210 (2021) | Po Box 257, Palco | — |
| City of Plainville | 1,762 (2021) | Po Box 266, Plainville | Website |
| City of Stockton | 1,380 (2021) | Po Box 512, Stockton | Website |
| City of Woodston | 95 (2021) | Po Box 216, Woodston | — |
| City of Zurich | 87 (2021) | 306 E Plainville Ave, Plainville | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Number 1 | 172 (2021) | 2590 R Rd, Woodston | — |
| Township of Number 10 | 154 (2021) | 960 Dd Rd, Zurich | — |
| Township of Number 11 | 2,082 (2021) | 402 S Cochran St, Plainville | — |
| Township of Number 12 | 127 (2021) | 290 Codell Rd, Codell | — |
| Township of Number 2 | 374 (2021) | 470 19 Rd, Stockton | — |
| Township of Number 3 | 1,271 (2021) | 410 N 6th St, Stockton | — |
| Township of Number 4 | 32 (2021) | 1635 P Ter, Stockton | — |
| Township of Number 5 | 66 (2021) | 1260 2 Rd, Damar | — |
| Township of Number 6 | 83 (2021) | 1115 Us Highway 24, Stockton | — |
| Township of Number 7 | 158 (2021) | 109 S 1st St, Damar | — |
| Township of Number 8 | 272 (2021) | 401 Ash St, Palco | — |
| Township of Number 9 | 40 (2021) | 400 Dd Rd, Palco | — |
Special districts 26
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Rock Cemetery District 6 | Cemeteries | 2995 A Rd, Kirwin | — |
| Aurora Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | 2230 30 Rd, Natoma | — |
| Chalk Mound Cemetery District 7 | Cemeteries | 1515 30 Rd, Woodston | — |
| Corning Cemetery District 10 | Cemeteries | 811 S Kansas St, Plainville | — |
| East Paradise Cemetery District 16 | Cemeteries | 907 Codell Rd, Codell | — |
| Eureka Cemetery District 11 | Cemeteries | 410 E Plainville Ave, Zurich | — |
| Green Mount Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | 2070 7 Rd, Zurich | — |
| Greenfield-Twin Mound Cemetery District 18 | Cemeteries | 2225 16 Rd, Plainville | — |
| Lanark Cemetery District 12 | Cemeteries | 2175 E Rd, Stockton | — |
| Lowell Township Cemetery District 19 | Cemeteries | 850 25 Rd, Stockton | — |
| Mount Vernon Cemetery District 8 | Cemeteries | 1325 H Rd, Stockton | — |
| Palco Cemetery District 13 | Cemeteries | Po Box 11, Palco | — |
| Paradise Center Cemetery District 14 | Cemeteries | 1305 Haney Dr, Hays | — |
| Plainville Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 266, Plainville | — |
| Pleasant View Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | Po Box E, Palco | — |
| Slate Cemetery District 15 | Cemeteries | 621 W Cedar St, Hill City | — |
| Survey Cemetery District 4 | Cemeteries | 2650 P Rd, Woodston | — |
| Zurich Cemetery District 17 | Cemeteries | 102 S Webb St, Zurich | — |
| Plainville Rural Hospital District 1 | Hospitals | 1210 N Washington St, Plainville | Website |
| Palco Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 607 E 1st St, Palco | — |
| Plainville Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 505 N. Main Street #13, Plainville | — |
| Stockton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 112 N McKnight St, Stockton | — |
| Rooks County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 617 S Cedar St, Stockton | — |
| Rooks Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 445 28 Rd, Woodston | — |
| Rooks Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | 210 3rd St, Codell | — |
| Rooks Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | Po Box 382, Plainville | — |
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
Palco
School district3 schools
402 3rd Street, Damar, KS, 67632
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Plainville
School district2 schools
203 SE Cardinal, Plainville, KS, 67663
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Stockton
School district2 schools
421 Main, Stockton, KS, 67669
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
Hays Area Farmers Market I (2900 Broadway Avenue 2900 Broadway Avenue Hays) · Downtown Hays Market (Hays) · Hays Downtown Farmers' Market (Hays)
Phillips County Farmers Market (Phillipsburg)
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.