Wellsville, Kansas

About Wellsville

Set in the eastern part of Kansas, Wellsville is a small town with an estimated population of 1,933.

Wellsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.72 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,124 residents per square mile.

📰 Wellsville News Today

• Former Wellsville Elementary employee facing child porn charges FOX4KC.com · Aug 11
• Former Kansas school district employee charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child KMBC · Aug 10
• Kenneth James McLaughlin Dengel & Son · Jun 1
• Kansas father says son fears going outside after being named on school kill list with 23 others KSHB 41 Kansas City · Mar 2
• Struck gas line leads to evacuations, street closure in Wellsville KCTV · Jun 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wellsville Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Wellsville — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern 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 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wellsville

• Saddle Club Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Wellsville

• Wellsville Elem
• Wellsville High
• Wellsville Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

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