Effingham, Kansas

About Effingham

Set in the northeastern part of Kansas, Effingham is a tiny community counting 487 people who proudly call it home.

Effingham holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 785 residents per square mile.

📰 Effingham News Today

• Schedule - Atchison County Tigers (Effingham, KS) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Phyllis F. Chapman, of Effingham, KS MSC News · Jul 29
• Lowell A. Moser Obituary Oct 6, 2016 Mercer Funeral Home · Jan 10
• Severe weather tears through the Midwest, leaving at least 3 people dead NPR · Jun 23
• Crystal A. Potts Obituary | Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home | Atchison, KS Tribute Archive · Jul 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Effingham Unique

• Positioned in northeastern 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Effingham

• Atchison County Community Elementary School
• Atchison County Community JR/SR High

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

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