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ElmdaleKS

A town of 61.

Population
61
residents
Median home value
$41K
Census ACS
Median age
24.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

61 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire
4
paid flood claims since 1998
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Elmdale has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–44°
Spring43–67°
Summer66–89°
Fall45–69°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Elmdale is

Elmdale beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outElmdaleKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16%11.3%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.7%
More smokers17.9%14%
St. Luke Hospital & Living Center
19.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Elmdale, Kansas (1911)
1911 · Elmdale, Kansas (1911) · Wikimedia Commons
Elmdale’s story

Elmdale in pictures

11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Map elk chase kansasDR. AND MRS. KARL MENNINGER ATTENDING THE SECOND ANNUAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PARK CONFERENCE HELD AT ELMDALE... -…DR. E. RAYMOND HALL, THE FOUNDER OF THE MOVEMENT FOR A TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PARK, TALKS TO A WOMAN AT THE... - NA…
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About Elmdale

City in Chase County, Kansas

Elmdale is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 40. It is located along U.S. Route 50 highway.

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

Population
40
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,198 ft
ZIP code
66850

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