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Located in: Logan County (see below)

Time Zone: Elkader lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 785

Elevation: 2,630 feet [801.62 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Elkader:

Lat: 38.793500° (or 38°47'36" N)

Lon: -100.859800° (or -100°51'35" W)

USGS Topo Map: Elkader<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Elkader

GNIS ID: 484555

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elkader)

About Logan County

The community of Oakley is the County Seat for {Logan County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Logan)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	2,794 (0.72% increase since 2010)
2010	2,774 (8.93% decrease since 2000)
2000:	3,046

Total Area:<6> 1,073 sq. miles [2,779.3 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 1,441

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Logan

GNIS ID: 485019

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 109

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elkader)

About Kansas

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,912,635 (2.09% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,853,118 (6.13% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,688,418

Websites for State of Kansas

Official Website: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Tourism: https://ksoutdoors.com/

Parks: https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/

Fishing: https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/

Hunting: https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kansas

GNIS ID: 481813

FIPS State: 20

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elkader)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Elkader is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkader - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Elkader, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Elkader.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Elkader. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).