{"id":3609,"date":"2023-05-20T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:15","slug":"doniphan-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/doniphan-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Doniphan County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doniphan County is a county in Kansas, United States, in the state’s northeastern corner along the Missouri River. It had a population of 7,510 at the 2020 census and covers 398 square miles (1,030 km2), centred near 39°48′N 95°07′W.<\/p>\n

Troy is the county seat, and its postal code is 66087. The county has 8 incorporated cities and about 10 recognized unincorporated communities, and no CDPs. Doniphan County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Doniphan County’s 8 incorporated cities are small, mostly under a few hundred residents each; the remaining places on the list below are unincorporated communities and rural post-office settlements, marked Unincorp.<\/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
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Troy<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nCenter<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66087<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wathena<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66090<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elwood<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White Cloud<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWolf River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Severance<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leona<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bendena<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWayne<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blair<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nIndependence<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brenner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBurr Oak<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doniphan<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fanning<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa Point<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moray<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCenter<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palermo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nIndependence<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purcell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sparks<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWolf River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Kansas cities are not governmentally independent of their townships, so each township’s population figure below includes the cities within it. Washington, Center and Iowa townships, which run along US-36, hold most of the county’s people.<\/p>\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
Washington<\/td>\n3,066<\/td>\nWathena, Elwood, Doniphan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center<\/td>\n1,743<\/td>\nTroy, Moray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa<\/td>\n1,694<\/td>\nHighland, Severance, Iowa Point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolf River<\/td>\n439<\/td>\nWhite Cloud, Sparks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n360<\/td>\nDenton, Fanning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Independence<\/td>\n342<\/td>\nBlair, Palermo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wayne<\/td>\n226<\/td>\nBendena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion<\/td>\n226<\/td>\nLeona, Purcell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burr Oak<\/td>\n153<\/td>\nBrenner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n