Lewis

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Lewis

Total population

489

Median home value

$52,200

11.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$37,833

Lewis$38k

National$74k

Elevation654 m

Land area0.85 km²

Weather77°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates37.94°, -99.25°

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

Lewis is a city in Edwards County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 400. It is located along Highway 50.

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 Lewis, 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).

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Kansas

• Garfield
  9.7 mi away · pop. 126
• Offerle
  17 mi away · pop. 151
• Larned
  19 mi away · pop. 3,423
• Burdett
  23.1 mi away · pop. 329
• Byers
  23.5 mi away · pop. 11
• Haviland
  23.5 mi away · pop. 603
• Radium
  25.5 mi away · pop. 16
• Pawnee Rock
  27.1 mi away · pop. 258
• Spearville
  27.9 mi away · pop. 998
• Hanston
  28 mi away · pop. 213
• Bucklin
  33.9 mi away · pop. 652
• Hudson
  34.3 mi away · pop. 106

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 Lewis

March. Book One

John Lewis · 2013

Kansas--the territories

Lewis Cass · 1856

A Biographical History of Central Kansas..; Volume 1

Chicago Lewis Publishing Company · 2018

A biographical history of central Kansas...

Lewis Publishing Company · 1902

Genealogical and biographical record of north-eastern Kansas

Lewis Publishing Company · 1900

Nebraska and Kansas

Lewis Cass · 1854

1973 resource directory for Geary County, Kansas

Juanita L. Lewis · 1973

Michelle Tanner Going West - Ambush at Kansas City

Ron Lewis · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 93 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 99 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 152 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 169 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 176 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 193 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 201 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Southern Plains Bumble Bee

Bombus fraternus

Seen 2026-08-28

common reed

Phragmites australis

Seen 2026-08-26

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

Seen 2026-07-07

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Seen 2026-06-21

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-06-19

golden currant

Ribes aureum

Seen 2026-06-06

Woolly Plantain

Plantago patagonica

Seen 2026-06-06

Rayless Greenthread

Thelesperma megapotamicum

Seen 2026-06-06

sand milkweed

Asclepias arenaria

Seen 2026-06-04

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