Lakin

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Lakin

Total population

2,243

Median home value

$170,000

15.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$89,514

Lakin$90k

National$74k

Air quality index

39Good

Elevation915 m

Land area2.53 km²

Weather61°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates37.94°, -101.26°

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

Lakin is a city in and the county seat of Kearny County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,205. It is located along US 50/US 400.

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 Lakin, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Kansas

• Syracuse
  29.3 mi away
• Big Bow
  30.9 mi away · pop. 86
• Pierceville
  32 mi away
• Shallow Water
  35.4 mi away
• Satanta
  37.7 mi away
• Leoti
  37.9 mi away
• Marienthal
  38 mi away
• Coolidge
  41.4 mi away · pop. 28
• Scott City
  41.9 mi away · pop. 3,800
• Copeland
  44.1 mi away · pop. 365
• Ingalls
  44.6 mi away · pop. 315
• Tribune
  45.6 mi away · pop. 758

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 Lakin

Syracuse-Lakin folio, Kansas

Nelson Horatio Darton · 1920

ARTIFICIAL-RECHARGE EXPERIMENTS NEAR LAKIN, WESTERN KANSAS

J. B. Gillespie · 1977

Watershed work plan Lakin Watershed, Kearny County, Kansas

Kearny County Soil Conservation District · 1965

Diggin' up Bones, Part I and II

Betty Barnes · 1995

Diggin' up bones

Betty Barnes · 1995

Soldier Girl

J., McMahon Lakin · 2006

Follow-up study of former Lakin Rural High School vocational agriculture students

Charles Dean Hoppas · 1961

The Handy 5

Kansas Association of School Librarians. Research Committee. · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 126 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 137 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 143 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 171 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 183 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 201 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Seen 2026-09-17

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-17

American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata

Seen 2026-08-06

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

Seen 2026-07-08

Black Witch

Ascalapha odorata

Seen 2026-06-26

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth

Harrisina americana

Seen 2026-06-06

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-05-25

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Seen 2026-05-25

willow baccharis

Baccharis salicina

Seen 2026-05-25

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-25 20:00 UTC.