Welcome to Carlton ...

The city of Carlton is located in Dickinson County<1>.

The location of Carlton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carlton has a population of 40 people<3> (see below for details).

Carlton is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carlton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Carlton: (785)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carlton had an population of 40 people. This is a decrease of 4.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carlton had a population of 42 people. This makes Carlton the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 42 people, the population of Carlton increased 10.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 38 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carlton.

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlton.

Communities near Carlton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlton.

• Salina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <5>
• Abilene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <5>
• Herington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <5>
• Solomon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <5>
• Enterprise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
• Assaria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
  • Assaria is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <5>
• Gypsum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <5>
• Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Ramona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
• Woodbine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlton. See our Newspapers Page for Carlton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

Looking for more information about Carlton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carlton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlton.

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1872.

We also found Carlton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/