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 2,507 people. This is a decrease of 13.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,882 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Grenola is located in Elk County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Elk County (KS)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Longton is located in Elk County (KS)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Moline is located in Elk County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Websites specific to Elk County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chautauqua County
- Cowley County
- Greenwood County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |