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Welcome to Elk County ...

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

The community of Howard is the Seat for Elk County.

Elk County was founded March 25, 1875 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Elk had a population of 2,530 people. This is a decrease of 11.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,867 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elk represented 0.1% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Elk County:

  • Elk Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grenola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grenola is located in Elk County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Howard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard is located in Elk County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
    • Former name for Howard:
    • Howard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
  • Longton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Longton is located in Elk County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Former name for Longton:
    • Elk Rapids
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <2>
  • Moline
    (5 miles [8 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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