Wallace County, Kansas
9 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
- 1,417
- Median household income
- $63,207
- ±8,829
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 9 of 676 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.8%
- 544 of 599 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 Wallace | 1,508 (2021) | Po Box 70, Sharon Springs | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sharon Springs | 744 (2021) | Po Box 490, Sharon Springs | — |
| City of Wallace | 45 (2021) | 214 E 2nd St, Wallace | — |
Townships 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Harrison | 72 (2021) | 335 Road 30, Wallace | — |
| Township of Sharon Springs | 933 (2021) | Po Box 233, Sharon Springs | — |
| Township of Wallace | 166 (2021) | 3190 Vesper Rd, Wallace | — |
| Township of Weskan | 337 (2021) | 304 Chelsey Ave, Weskan | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 608, Sharon Springs | — |
| Wallace Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 63, Weskan | — |
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
Wallace County Schools
School district2 schools
521 N. Main, Sharon Springs, KS, 67758
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Weskan
School district2 schools
219 Coyote Boulevard, Weskan, KS, 67762
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
Greeley County Farmers' Market (Tribune) · Greeley County's Fresh Farmers' Market (Tribune)
Goodland Farmers' Market (Goodland) · Goodland Open Air Market (Goodland)
Leoti Farmers' Market (Leoti) · Wichita County Farmers' Market (Leoti)
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.