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A town of 142, settled in 1879.

Photo: Amraider1997 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
142
residents
Median home value
$45K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
62.3
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

142 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 69° · L 49°

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Grenola has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–47°
Spring45–68°
Summer67–89°
Fall46–70°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Grenola is

Grenola beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Kansas
4 better14 too close to call14 worse
What stands outGrenolaKS
Fewer binge drinkers11.6%16.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure85.4%77.6%
More adults with heart disease12%6.4%
Sedan City Hospital
20.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Grenola, KS
2010 · Grenola, KS · Wikimedia Commons
Grenola’s story

147 years in pictures

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

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About Grenola

City in Elk County, Kansas

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Grenola is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 151.

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

Established
1879
Population
151
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,119 ft
ZIP code
67346

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