Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch House · National Register of Historic Places
Strong’s story
155 years in pictures
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1871Strong is settled
StrongKS
A town of 553, settled in 1871. Nearly 30.4% of it is conserved land.
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Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
553
−20% since 2010
Median home value
$111K
Census ACS
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
45.3
years
Jobs based here
103
A commuter town
What makes Strong stand out
The 3 things Strong does most differently from other towns.
Outdoors
30.4% conserved land
34 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves
30.4% of the town is conserved land.
B+School Grade
Schools
Better than 73%
of KS districts
School Grade B+.
Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch HouseHistory
Settled in 1871
4 places on the National Register
Archive photos and papers going back 155 years.
Small town
553 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
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
Nearly a third of Strong is conserved land
34 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
30.4%conserved
30.4%
conserved · 12,904 of 42,448 acres
34 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | 32.2 mi | 10,844 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Strong
Most working residents leave Strong for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cottonwood Falls (27%), Emporia (19%) and Wichita (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
4%work in town
Where working residents work
In Strong4%
Cottonwood Falls27%
Emporia19%
Wichita6%
Topeka5%
19 mi
median commute distance
103
jobs based in Strong
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools
Strong’s public schools outperform 73% of Kansas districts
The public schools Strong’s kids attend outperform 73% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase County Elementary School | PK–6 | 217 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state testsAll 1 schools →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Strong has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer66–88°
Fall45–68°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Strong is
Strong beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Strong | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 11.3% |
Newman Regional Health
17.8 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 →
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Strong for work
Where Strong’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
103jobs based in Strong
4%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
4 places in Strong on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Strong
City in Chase County, Kansas, US
Strong City is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. Originally known as Cottonwood Station, in 1881 it was renamed Strong City after William Barstow Strong, then vice-president and general manager, and later president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 386. It is located along U.S. Route 50 highway.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1871
- Population
- 386
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
- ZIP code
- 66869
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