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Elk County, Kansas

Elk County had 2,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 644.3 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 105 in Kansas by population and 75th by land area.

Population
2,436
#93 of 105 in Kansas · #3,000 in US
Area
644.3 sq mi
#75 of 105 in Kansas · #1,475 in US
Density
3.8 / sq mi
#81 of 105 in Kansas · #2,847 in US
Median household income
$48,121
#104 of 105 in Kansas · #2,823 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Elk County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Elk County population, land area and income

Elk County had 2,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 644.3 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 105 in Kansas by population and 75th by land area. That works out to 3.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Elk County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,121 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,436

3144th1st

3000th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

644 sq mi

3144th1st

1475th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2847th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,121

3143rd1st

2823rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

2,436

105th1st

93rd of 105 (KS)

Land area

644 sq mi

105th1st

75th of 105 (KS)

Density

3.8 / sq mi

105th1st

81st of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$48,121

105th1st

104th of 105 (KS)

How Elk County's population changed since 2020

Elk County lost 36 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 60th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Elk County recorded 93 births and 191 deaths, a natural change of -98. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +57. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 98 people.

2,47220202,43120212,44820222,47820232,4362024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
93
Deaths
191
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+57
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-42

Where Elk County is

The Census internal point of Elk County is at 37.456000, -96.244600. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Elk County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Elk County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.456000, -96.244600
DMS
37°27'21.60"N 96°14'40.56"W
UTM
14N 743717.5E 4149025.4N
Geohash
9yet1fsv4
Plus code
8695FQ44+C5

Towns in Elk County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Elk County. Its 2,436 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Elk County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Elk County. The most populous is Butler County, KS, with 69,158 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 114.1 miles NNE of Elk County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 62.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is El Dorado, KS (population 12,694), 42.2 miles away.

Elk County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Elk County is 20049: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,121.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Elk County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,436. That is down 36 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,472.

What is the FIPS code of Elk County?

20049. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Elk County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Elk County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Elk County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Butler County, KS; Cowley County, KS; Montgomery County, KS; Wilson County, KS; Greenwood County, KS; Chautauqua County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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