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Oldest Cities in Kansas by Median Age

The top 25 of 38 Kansas cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Leawood	Johnson	48.4 years	33,809
2	Parsons	Labette	42.4 years	9,425
3	Prairie Village	Johnson	42 years	22,874
4	Fort Scott	Bourbon	41 years	7,555
5	Newton	Harvey	39.9 years	18,397
6	Coffeyville	Montgomery	39.5 years	8,662
7	Hutchinson	Reno	39.4 years	39,709
8	Salina	Saline	39.3 years	46,307
9	Shawnee	Johnson	39 years	68,542
10	Winfield	Cowley	38.9 years	11,711
11	Wellington	Sumner	38.7 years	7,615
12	Overland Park	Johnson	38.6 years	200,306
13	Independence	Montgomery	38.3 years	8,422
14	Topeka	Shawnee	38 years	125,786
15	Lansing	Leavenworth	37.8 years	11,246
16	Lenexa	Johnson	37.2 years	58,384
17	Olathe	Johnson	37.2 years	145,057
18	Ottawa	Franklin	36.9 years	12,678
19	Great Bend	Barton	36.5 years	14,479
20	El Dorado	Butler	36.2 years	12,769
21	Chanute	Neosho	36.1 years	8,598
22	Derby	Sedgwick	35.9 years	26,062
23	Leavenworth	Leavenworth	35.9 years	37,195
24	Wichita	Sedgwick	35.7 years	397,945
25	McPherson	McPherson	35.4 years	13,995

Top Kansas Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Jewell County51.2 years 2. Lane County50.3 years 3. Decatur County50.1 years 4. Comanche County49.6 years 5. Smith County49.1 years 6. Elk County48.8 years 7. Hodgeman County48.6 years 8. Trego County48 years 9. Greenwood County47.8 years 10. Wallace County47.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Oldest Cities in Kansas by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kansas/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in Kansas by Median Age

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