Timken, Kansas
City · Population 34 · #600 in Kansas
About Timken
Timken, KS is a tiny community located in western Kansas counting 34 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Timken is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.13 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 262 residents per square mile.
📰 Timken News Today
- Obituary | Father Charles John Mazouch of Great Bend, Kansas - Bryant Funeral Home and Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home Bryant Funeral Home and Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home · Dec 27
- Lois M. Timken Obituary Jan 7, 2009 Swaim Funeral Chapels · Nov 21
- Regenerative agriculture offers promise of crop, environmental improvement for Kansas farmers Kansas Reflector · Mar 13
- Theresa Peters Obituary | Core Cremation | Wichita, KS Tribute Archive · Jul 27
- Timken's Wiltse family selected as recipient of 2025 KS Leopold Conservation Award Great Bend Post · Nov 25
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What Makes Timken Unique
- The only place in America named Timken — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.13 sq mi.
- With 34 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
- Positioned in western 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCity
Population (2024)34
Rank in state#600 of 626
Land area0.13 sq mi
Density262/sq mi
Coordinates38.4732, -99.1780