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A town. Nearly 15.8% of it is conserved land.

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Haze
H 81° · L 60°

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

15.8% of Elkader is conserved land

37 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

15.8%conserved
Map of Elkader: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
15.8%
conserved · 10,838 of 68,447 acres
37 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Jerusalem Hills4.5 mi9,634
2. Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park1.4 mi214
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Elkader has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–45°
Spring38–67°
Summer61–90°
Fall40–69°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Elkader is

Elkader beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
What stands outElkaderKS
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%77.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15%11.3%
Logan County Hospital
16.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Elkader

Township in Logan County, Kansas, U.S.

Elkader Township is a township in Logan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15.

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Population
15

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