About Silverdale
Silverdale, KS is a small unincorporated community located in southern Kansas.
Silverdale holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.04 square miles.
📰 Silverdale News Today
- Kansas man may have drowned trying to rescue calf, sheriff says KAKE · Jul 12
- Kansas man found dead in water after possible calf rescue attempt KSN.com · May 5
- Sheriff: Kansas man may have drowned trying to rescue a calf Hays Post · May 6
- Arkansas City man found dead in watershed, may have tried to rescue calf KWCH · May 5
- Senator Moran on the passing of Kan. artist, sculptor Pete Felten JC Post · Feb 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Silverdale Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern 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
- 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 14 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Silverdale
- Cowley State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.04 sq mi
Coordinates37.0424, -96.9018