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Kansas

Total population

884

Median home value

$70,800

14.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,231

Kansas$69k

National$74k

Elevation217 m

Land area2.66 km²

Weather71°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates39.55°, -87.94°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kansas is a village in Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois. The population was 670 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Kansas, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Zonia Baber

American geologist, geographer, researcher and university teacher

Bill Cox

American baseball player

Louis H. Galbreath

American football player and coach (1861-1899)

J

John Honnold

American law professor (1915-2011)

C

Charles Lee Prather

American economist (1899–1978)

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Cecil Lester Wright

American prisoner and lawyer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Oakland
  8.5 mi away · pop. 862
• Brocton
  11.1 mi away · pop. 275
• Marshall
  17 mi away · pop. 4,040
• Metcalf
  18.4 mi away
• Humboldt
  20.6 mi away
• Camargo
  20.8 mi away
• Mattoon
  23.1 mi away
• Longview
  23.9 mi away
• Indianola
  27.8 mi away · pop. 183
• Jewett
  28.9 mi away
• Annapolis
  29.2 mi away · pop. 54
• Hidalgo
  29.7 mi away

Browse all places in Illinois →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kansas

History of the Presbyterian Church of Kansas, Illinois

C. A. Hite · 1935

Kansas centennial, July 16 thru 19, 1953

1953

Investigation of labor troubles in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, and Illinois

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Existing Labor Troubles · 1887

Ridlens & allied families of Iowa-Illinois-Kansas

Rose E. LaMon · 1982

Environmental compliance in Kansas

Business & Legal Reports (Firm) · 1990

CIC's school directory

Curriculum Information Center

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory -- Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland

2014

Kansas quadrangle, Illinois

United States Geological Survey · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Northern Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon

Seen 2026-09-20

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-14

Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

Palthis asopialis

Seen 2026-09-14

Wedgling Moth

Galgula partita

Seen 2026-09-14

Pale Beauty

Campaea perlata

Seen 2026-09-14

Bronzed Cutworm Moth

Nephelodes minians

Seen 2026-09-14

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

Seen 2026-09-13

Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Seen 2026-09-13

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 21:15 UTC.