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Collyer’s story
Collyer in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
CollyerKS
A town of 69.
Population
69
residents
Median home value
$84K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
53.8
years
Jobs based here
16
A commuter town
Small town
69 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Collyer
Most working residents leave Collyer for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are WaKeeney (33%), Hays (17%) and Ellis (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
4%work in town
Where working residents work
In Collyer4%
WaKeeney33%
Hays17%
Ellis4%
Quinter2%
28 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Collyer
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Collyer has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–44°
Spring39–66°
Summer62–89°
Fall41–68°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Collyer is
Collyer beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Kansas
3 better29 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Collyer | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 13% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 11.2% |
Gove County Medical Center
6.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Collyer for work
Where Collyer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
16jobs based in Collyer
4%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Collyer
City in Trego County, Kansas, United States
Collyer is a city in Trego County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 97. It is located approximately 12 miles west of WaKeeney.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 97
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,602 ft
- ZIP code
- 67631
- Area code
- 785