About Monument
Monument is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Kansas.
Monument holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.53 square miles.
📰 Monument News Today
- How one vacant Kansas City school became a monument to Missouri’s housing dysfunction Missouri Independent · May 26
- Wyandotte County rededication honors forgotten Black Civil War soldiers KCTV · May 25
- KC real estate firm, California investor partner to buy almost 600 apartments in Dallas area The Business Journals · May 14
- Anne Arundel superintendent honored for reviving Kansas City Schools Capital Gazette · Jun 22
- People Live Their Whole Lives in Kansas and Somehow Miss These 3 Places Only In Your State · Dec 12
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What Makes Monument Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Monument — 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 northwestern 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 17 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.53 sq mi
Coordinates39.1050, -101.0081