{"id":3588,"date":"2023-05-19T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:10","slug":"cloud-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cloud-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cloud County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the Solomon and Republican river plains of the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,032 at the 2020 census and covers 715 square miles (1,850 km2) of land centred near 39\u00b030\u2032N 97\u00b040\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Concordia is the county seat, and its postal code is 66901. The county has seven incorporated cities, five unincorporated communities, and 18 civil townships. Cloud County observes Central time and carries FIPS code 20029.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Cloud County<\/h2>\n

Cloud County has seven incorporated cities and five unincorporated communities. Concordia, the seat, is the only city organized as a full city of the second class; the rest are small city-of-the-third-class towns serving their surrounding farm townships.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Concordia<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nElk<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clyde<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66938<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miltonvale<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glasco<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aurora<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAurora<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67417<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamestown<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66948<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simpson<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ames<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hollis<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huscher<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rice<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Joseph<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Concordia’s 2020 population figure is a citywide estimate; Elk Township’s own census count excludes the city, since Kansas treats Concordia as governmentally independent of its home township. Several older place names once attached to this county — Cook, Double J MH Park, Macyville, Rosaco, and Yuma — could not be confirmed against current census or postal records and are omitted here; they may be defunct rural post offices, trailer courts, or mapping duplicates rather than active places.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Kansas still governs rural land through civil townships, each electing its own trustee. Cloud County’s 18 townships range from a few dozen residents to several hundred; figures below exclude Concordia, which sits within but is administratively separate from Elk Township.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Elk<\/td>\n845<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon<\/td>\n664<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Starr<\/td>\n653<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\n378<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirley<\/td>\n178<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sibley<\/td>\n178<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center<\/td>\n172<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aurora<\/td>\n169<\/td>\nAurora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nelson<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buffalo<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arion<\/td>\n105<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lyon<\/td>\n103<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meredith<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawrence<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakland<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summit<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colfax<\/td>\n49<\/td>\nRice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n