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A town of 54.

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Photo: Brylie Oxley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
54
residents
Median age
39.3
years
Small town

54 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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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 →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

McAllaster has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–45°
Spring37–67°
Summer61–90°
Fall39–69°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy McAllaster is

McAllaster beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outMcAllasterKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.3%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.2%8.1%
Goodland Regional Medical Center
27.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of McAllaster is conserved land

11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 67,740 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
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US-Kansas-McAllaster-Schoolhouse-panorama v1
2005 · US-Kansas-McAllaster-Schoolhouse-panorama v1 · Wikimedia Commons
McAllaster’s story

McAllaster in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About McAllaster

Ghost town in Logan County, Kansas, United States

McAllaster is a ghost town in Logan County, Kansas, United States.

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