Cawker City, Kansas

About Cawker City

Set in the northern part of Kansas, Cawker City is a tiny community counting 462 people who proudly call it home.

Cawker City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 457 residents per square mile.

📰 Cawker City News Today

• Friday Flights: Cawker City KAKE · Aug 14
• Joe Johnston – Cawker City, KS – 04.03.2026 Meyers Funeral Chapel Kansas City MO · Mar 4
• Weather and Radar Map for Cawker City, Kansas 67430 - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jun 13
• Northern Kansas highway to close for railroad crossing repairs KSN.com · Jun 23
• Edgar Wagner Obituary (2026) - Cawker City, KS - Roberts Family Funeral Service Legacy obituary · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cawker City Unique

• The only place in America named Cawker City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cawker City

• Corner Bar and Grill
• Hindquarter Bar & Grill
• Jaybird's Chicken — chicken

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Cawker City

• Lakeside Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cawker City

🏘️ Nearby Communities