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A town of 713. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Population
713
−14.5% since 2010
Median home value
$66K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
48.9
years
Jobs based here
172
Balanced
What makes Cedar stand out
The thing Cedar does most differently from other towns.
Small town
713 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cedar. Another town gets a different order.
Schools
Cedar’s public schools outperform 86% of Kansas districts
The public schools Cedar’s kids attend outperform 86% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
ASchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Ridge Elementary | K–3 | 38 | A |
| Thunder Ridge High School | 9–12 | 60 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state testsAll 2 schools →
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
HailInland floodingDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Cedar has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, 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°
Spring38–66°
Summer63–89°
Fall40–68°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Cedar
Most working residents leave Cedar for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Smith Center (26%), Phillipsburg (10%) and Kensington (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
6%work in town
Where working residents work
In Cedar6%
Smith Center26%
Phillipsburg10%
Kensington6%
Hays3%
16 mi
median commute distance
172
jobs based in Cedar
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Cedar is
Cedar beats the Kansas average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
32 measures vs. Kansas
8 better17 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Cedar | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.1% |
Smith County Memorial Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Cedar is conserved land
4.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,876 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Cedar
City in Smith County, Kansas
Cedar is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the city was 11.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 11
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,631 ft
- ZIP code
- 67628
- Area code
- 785