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Welcome to Cloud County ...

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

The community of Concordia is the Seat for Cloud County.

Cloud County was founded March 27, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cloud had a population of 8,786 people. This is a decrease of 7.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,519 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cloud represented 0.33% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cloud County:

  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Cloud County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Clyde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde is located in Cloud County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
  • Concordia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glasco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasco is located in Cloud County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Former names for Glasco:
    • Dell Ray
    • Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <2>
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Cloud County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Miltonvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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