McCracken, Kansas

About McCracken

McCracken, KS is a tiny community located in western Kansas with an estimated population of 147.

McCracken holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 147 residents per square mile.

📰 McCracken News Today

• Iva "Kay" Wood-McCracken Johnson County Post · Aug 12
• Shirley Ann Higgins Obituary (2026) - Ness City, KS - Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Ness City Legacy obituary · Jul 27
• Wendy (Fujimori) Hawkins Obituary Mar 18, 2026 Keithley Funeral Homes · Mar 18
• Tribute Wall | Nella Aloy McCracken - Countryside Funeral Home Countryside Funeral Home - Fredonia, KS · May 24
• McCracken, KS Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 19

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What Makes McCracken Unique

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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

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