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Carlton

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Total population

27

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$65,625

Carlton$66k
National$74k
Weather76°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates38.69°, -97.29°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Kansas, United States, Carlton is a tiny city. Its coordinates of 38.687°, -97.293° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 27. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,657 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. The city extends across a compact 0.4 km². Population density therefore averages about 68 per km², a sparse settlement pattern. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
64.5
Median home value
—
Housing units
16
Poverty rate
0%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
92.6%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

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

Geography

Latitude
38.6867
Longitude
-97.2932
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
76°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
65°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Friday
77°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Friday Night
65°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
79°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
64°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Forecast for Carlton, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
1
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
0
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Rural Center Elem
    Elementary · Abilene · 55 students · 11:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Kansas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,657

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
61
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Carlton

Geology and ground-water resources of Logan County, Kansas
Carlton R. Johnson · 1958
Image study of institutional management within the state of Kansas
Michael Carlton Messner · 1969
Art Libraries Society of North America
Art Libraries Society of North America. · 1988
The Effects of Physical Fatigue on Mental Efficiency
The Effects of Physical Fatigue on Mental Efficiency
Floyd Carlton Dockeray · 1915
Pioneers of western Kansas
Myrtle D. Fesler · 1962
Effects of Date of Burning on Native Flint Hills Range Land
Carlton Homer Herbel · 1954
Recovery of Known Quantities of Diethylstilbestrol from the Bile of Treated Cattle
Carlton Wayne Paulson · 1958
Effect of Mixing Speed and Dry Milk Solids on Bread
Emery Carlton Swanson · 1943

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
GYPSUM C NR GYPSUM, KS
Distance
8.3 mi
Streamflow
0.8 cfs
Gage height
19.95 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-24 12:15 UTC.

Events

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Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET