Kinsley, Kansas

About Kinsley

Kinsley, KS is a small town located in southwestern Kansas, home to 1,361 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Kinsley holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.3 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,047 residents per square mile.

📰 Kinsley News Today

• Historic 'halfway' Kansas road sign has been greeting cross-country travelers for decades KCUR · Aug 11
• Schedule - Kinsley Coyotes (Kinsley, KS) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 10
• Patricia Sue Craft Obituary (2026) - Kinsley, KS - McKillip Memorial Funeral Home and McKillip's Crematory, LLC Legacy obituary · Aug 12
• Crews battle grassfire near Kinsley, Kansas KWCH · Apr 16
• Raymond "Sonny" C. Stinemetz III Obituary Mar 26, 2026 Swaim Funeral Chapels · Mar 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kinsley Unique

• The only place in America named Kinsley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern 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 15 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kinsley

• Midway Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kinsley

• Kinsley Jr/Sr High School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Edwards County Medical Center · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kinsley

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