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Athol, KS

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A town of 65.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
65
residents
Median home value
$69K
Census ACS
Median age
41.7
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

65 people, and everyone knows the way

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61°
Fog
H 78° · L 62°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Athol has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–42°
Spring39–66°
Summer63–89°
Fall41–68°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Athol is

Athol beats the Kansas average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Kansas
9 better14 too close to call9 worse
What stands outAtholKS
Fewer uninsured adults6.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.1%11.2%
More adults who have had cancer12.1%8.1%
Smith County Memorial Hospital
8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas (KS) - Smith County - Athol - ED 92-20
1880 · 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas (KS) - Smith County - Athol - ED 92-20 · Wikimedia Commons
Athol’s story

Athol in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Athol

City in Smith County, Kansas

Athol is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
41
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,785 ft
ZIP code
66932
Area code
785

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