Sharon Springs

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Sharon Springs

Total population

817

Median home value

$105,100

24.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,429

Sharon Springs$61k

National$74k

Founded

1868

Elevation1059 m

Land area2.34 km²

Weather86°F · Sunny

Coordinates38.89°, -101.75°

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

Sharon Springs is a city in and the county seat of Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 751.

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 Sharon Springs, 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).

Nearby places in Kansas

• Wallace
  8.6 mi away
• Weskan
  11.8 mi away
• Horace
  28.9 mi away
• Tribune
  29.2 mi away
• Winona
  29.5 mi away
• Russell Springs
  31 mi away
• Goodland
  31.4 mi away
• Kanorado
  34.2 mi away
• Leoti
  35.4 mi away
• Marienthal
  40.1 mi away
• Monument
  42.5 mi away
• Scott City
  54 mi away

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 Sharon Springs

Radioactivity and Uranium Content, Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale Kansas and Colorado

United States Geological Survey · 1956

Radioactivity and uranium content, Sharon Springs member of the Pierre shale, Kansas and Colorado

Edwin R. Landis · 1959

Stratigraphy and composition of the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale in western Kansas

James R. Gill · 1972

A Spring Day on the Hill

Sharon and Whitney Eriksen Hotchkiss · 2008

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Elegant small hotels

Pamela Lanier · 2009

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 151 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 182 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 192 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 205 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 209 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 221 mi
• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 239 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 245 mi

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

Recently spotted species

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Seen 2026-08-12

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

Seen 2026-08-11

Rayless Greenthread

Thelesperma megapotamicum

Seen 2026-08-04

snow-on-the-mountain

Euphorbia marginata

Seen 2026-08-04

buffalo-bur

Solanum rostratum

Seen 2026-08-04

Harlequin Bug

Murgantia histrionica

Seen 2026-06-28

Western Earless Lizard

Holbrookia maculata

Seen 2026-06-24

Kern's Flower Scarab

Euphoria kernii

Seen 2026-06-24

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-06-12

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