Longton

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Longton

Total population

302

Median home value

$38,400

15.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$40,250

Longton$40k

National$74k

Elevation281 m

Land area3.01 km²

Weather90°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.38°, -96.08°

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

Longton is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States, along the Elk River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 288.

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 Longton, 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).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Byron F. Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Major General

T

Theodore Allen Burton

Ph.D. Washington State University 1964

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

Nearby places in Kansas

• Elk City
  11.2 mi away · pop. 245
• New Albany
  15.4 mi away · pop. 88
• Fall River
  16.2 mi away · pop. 148
• Sedan
  18.1 mi away
• Grenola
  20.3 mi away · pop. 142
• Sycamore
  20.5 mi away · pop. 24
• Niotaze
  21.7 mi away · pop. 99
• Neodesha
  22 mi away · pop. 2,503
• Independence
  22.6 mi away · pop. 8,422
• Climax
  24.9 mi away · pop. 46
• Elgin
  28.2 mi away · pop. 72
• Toronto
  30 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 37 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 39 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 149 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 184 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 186 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 193 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 199 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 200 mi

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