Colony

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Colony

Total population

335

Median home value

$69,600

7.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$37,500

Colony$38k

National$74k

Elevation344 m

Land area1.33 km²

Weather52°F · Clear

Coordinates38.07°, -95.36°

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

Colony is a city in Ozark Township, Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 381.

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 Colony, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Kansas

• Mont Ida
  10 mi away
• Westphalia
  10.3 mi away
• Iola
  10.3 mi away · pop. 5,348
• Mildred
  10.9 mi away · pop. 33
• Kincaid
  11.2 mi away
• LeRoy
  14.8 mi away · pop. 510
• Garnett
  16.1 mi away · pop. 3,202
• Harris
  17.7 mi away · pop. 9
• Blue Mound
  19.2 mi away · pop. 234
• Bronson
  19.9 mi away · pop. 537
• Centerville
  21.7 mi away
• Burlington
  22.4 mi away · pop. 2,605

Browse all places in Kansas →

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 Colony

A colony for an Indian reserve in Kansas

C. C. Hutchinson · 1863

Memorial address at Colony, Kansas, May 30, 1902

Johnson, William A. · 1902

The Wakefield Colony

William J. Chapman · 1907

Les émigrans (la colonie du Kansas)

Élie Berthet · 1860

Connecticut Kansas Colony Of 1856-1857

William Almont Osmer · 2021

"Connecticut Kansas colony."

C. B. Lines · 1979

Wakefield Colony; a Contribution to the Local History of Kansas

William J. (From Old Catalog] Chapman · 2023

Colony Township West, Kansas--Colorado, 1969

United States Geological Survey · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 98 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 101 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 201 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 238 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 248 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 248 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 248 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 248 mi

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

Recently spotted species

compass plant

Silphium laciniatum

Seen 2026-08-26

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Seen 2026-07-18

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-06-25

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Seen 2026-06-14

leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Seen 2026-06-11

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata

Seen 2026-05-23

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Seen 2026-05-20

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Seen 2026-05-20

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Seen 2026-05-20

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