Earlton, Kansas

About Earlton

Set in the southeastern part of Kansas, Earlton is a tiny community counting 58 people who proudly call it home.

Earlton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.16 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 363 residents per square mile.

📰 Earlton News Today

• Walter Lee Akridge Jr. Obituary (2026) - Chanute, KS - Wickham Family Funeral Home - Chanute Legacy | Obituary · Sep 30
• Tribute Wall | Sharon Jean Simmons - Countryside Funeral Home Countryside Funeral Home - Fredonia, KS · Nov 12
• Earlton, Kansas Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• Johnnie W. Babcock Obituary Apr 22, 2024 Dove Cremations & Funerals · Apr 22
• Merle Honaker Obituary May 30, 2025 Feuerborn Family Funeral Service · May 30

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What Makes Earlton Unique

• The only place in America named Earlton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.16 sq mi.
• With 58 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 7 miles.

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