Wells

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Wells

Total population

10

Land area3.62 km²

Weather77°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates39.14°, -97.55°

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

Wells is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Wells, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

Kate Richards O'Hare

American activist (1876-1948)

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Lillie Pinger

American politician and civic leader (1889-1959)

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Bill R. Fuller

American politician

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

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 Wells

Kansas ground-water observation-well network, 1983

Marilyn E. Pabst · 1983

Well-Intentioned Whiteness

Chhaya Kolavalli · 2023

Kansas, Bloody Kansas

J. B. Dancer · 1989

Contamination of deep water wells in southeastern Kansas

Charles C. Williams · 1948

Status of ground-water levels and storage volume in the Wichita well field area, south-central Kansas, 1998-2000

Hansen, Cristi V. · 2001

Status of ground-water levels and storage in the Wichita well field area, south-central Kansas, 1997

Walter R. Aucott · 1998

Changes in ground-water levels and storage in the Wichita well field area, south-central Kansas, 1940-98

Walter R. Aucott · 1998

A search for wellness

F. Kansas Mattson · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 165 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 170 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 199 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 211 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

Seen 2026-09-22

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-22

Red-shouldered Bug

Jadera haematoloma

Seen 2026-09-14

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2026-09-14

Anchor Stink Bug

Stiretrus anchorago

Seen 2026-09-14

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-12

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-10

Scissor Grinder

Neotibicen pruinosus

Seen 2026-09-05

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Seen 2026-09-05

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