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A town of 183.
Population
183
residents
Median home value
$46K
Census ACS
Household income
$31K
median
Median age
60.5
years
Jobs based here
64
Balanced
Small town
183 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Lenora has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–44°
Spring38–67°
Summer62–90°
Fall39–69°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Lenora
Most working residents leave Lenora for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Norton (29%), Center-District 1 (17%) and Almena (15%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Lenora1%
Norton29%
Center-District 117%
Almena15%
Topeka4%
19 mi
median commute distance
64
jobs based in Lenora
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Lenora is
Lenora beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better19 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Lenora | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.8% | 84.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.7% | 6.4% |
Norton County Hospital
16.8 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 →
About Lenora
City in Norton County, Kansas
Lenora is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 207.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 207
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,267 ft
- ZIP code
- 67645