About Lake City
Set in the southwestern part of Kansas, Lake City is a small unincorporated community.
Lake City holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.4 square miles.
📰 Lake City News Today
- Lake City Army Ammunition Plant has a new commander The Business Journals · Jul 28
- More than 1,300 union members vote to strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant KSHB 41 Kansas City · Apr 3
- Union workers from Lake City Army Ammunition plant are on strike Spectrum News · Apr 6
- Workers at Independence ammo plant are striking for basic quality of life | Opinion Kansas City Star · Apr 14
- New deal ends month-long strike at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant KCTV · May 6
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What Makes Lake City Unique
- One of 14 places in the US named Lake City — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 13 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.4 sq mi
Coordinates37.3570, -98.8279