Smith County, Kansas
45 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
- 3,552
- Median household income
- $59,135
- ±5,249
- Unemployed
- 0.6%
- 11 of 1,773 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.5%
- 1,349 of 1,578 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 Smith | 3,576 (2021) | 218 S Grant Ste 5, Smith Center | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Athol | 42 (2021) | Po Box 436, Kensington | — |
| City of Cedar | 12 (2021) | Po Box 100, Cedar | — |
| City of Gaylord | 83 (2021) | Po Box 548, Gaylord | — |
| City of Kensington | 401 (2021) | 101 S Main St, Kensington | — |
| City of Lebanon | 182 (2021) | Po Box 182, Lebanon | — |
| City of Smith Center | 1,572 (2021) | 119 W Court St, Smith Center | — |
Townships 25
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Banner | 63 (2021) | 21022 O Rd, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Beaver | 52 (2021) | 6052 P Rd, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Blaine | 28 (2021) | 22081 180 Rd, Lebanon | — |
| Township of Cedar | 480 (2021) | 2032 160 Rd, Kensington | — |
| Township of Center | 1,780 (2021) | 212 W Court St, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Cora | 28 (2021) | 7045 V Ln, Lebanon | — |
| Township of Crystal Plains | 29 (2021) | 24072 240 Rd, Portis | — |
| Township of Dor | 34 (2021) | 3051 260 Rd, Cedar | — |
| Township of Garfield | 26 (2021) | 218 S. Grant ST. Ste 5, Smith Center | — |
| Township of German | 31 (2021) | 218 S. Grant St, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Harlan | 72 (2021) | 408 1st St, Gaylord | — |
| Township of Harvey | 78 (2021) | 22032 H Rd, Athol | — |
| Township of Houston | 128 (2021) | Po Box 603, Gaylord | — |
| Township of Lane | 106 (2021) | 14041 J Rd, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Lincoln | 67 (2021) | 26061 Dd Rd, Downs | — |
| Township of Logan | 32 (2021) | 105 W. Main Street, Logan | — |
| Township of Martin | 23 (2021) | 218 S. Grant ST. Ste 5, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Oak | 242 (2021) | 218 S. Grant ST. Ste 5, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Pawnee | 26 (2021) | 218 S. Grant ST. Ste 5, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Pleasant | 35 (2021) | 10031 I Rd, Athol | — |
| Township of Swan | 36 (2021) | 8042 B Rd, Kensington | — |
| Township of Valley | 63 (2021) | 21032 A Rd, Kensington | — |
| Township of Washington | 44 (2021) | 218 S. Grant St, Smith Center | — |
| Township of Webster | 44 (2021) | 29051 200 Rd, Lebanon | — |
| Township of White Rock | 29 (2021) | 28061 80 Rd, Lebanon | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 23031 H Road, Gaylord | — |
| Crystal Plains Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | 21062 R Rd, Smith Center | — |
| Custer Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | 22081 180 Rd, Lebanon | — |
| Dor Township Cemetery District 4 | Cemeteries | 4091 280 Rd, Cedar | — |
| Gaylord Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | 805 9th St, Gaylord | — |
| Northwest Fairview Cemetery District 7 | Cemeteries | 6052 B Rd, Kensington | — |
| Gaylord City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 540, Gaylord | — |
| Kensington Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 504 N Main St, Kensington | — |
| Lebanon Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 501 W 3rd St, Smith Center | — |
| Smith Center Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 501 W 3rd St, Smith Center | — |
| Kirwin Irrigation District 1 | Irrigation | Po Box 660, Gaylord | — |
| Smith County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 319 Roger Barta Way, Smith Center | — |
| Smith Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 408, Kensington | — |
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
Smith Center
School district2 schools
216 S. Jefferson, Smith Center, KS, 66967
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Thunder Ridge Schools
School district3 schools
128 S Kansas, Kensington, KS, 66951
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
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.