Elsmore, Kansas

About Elsmore

Set in the southeastern part of Kansas, Elsmore is a tiny community counting 52 people who proudly call it home.

Elsmore holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 347 residents per square mile.

📰 Elsmore News Today

• Earl Dean Carlson Obituary Aug 24, 2026 Feuerborn Family Funeral Service · Aug 24
• Elsmore, KS Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 29
• 2-year-old Kansas girl killed in farm accident, sheriff's office says KAKE · Mar 18
• Southeast Kansas toddler dies after farm accident FOX4KC.com · Mar 18
• Tovi Artemis Becker Obituary Mar 16, 2026 Feuerborn Family Funeral Service · Mar 16

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What Makes Elsmore Unique

• The only place in America named Elsmore — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.15 sq mi.
• With 52 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elsmore

• Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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