Town guide

Centropolis, Kansas

Centropolis is a community in Franklin County, Kansas across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 66067.

Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Price per sq ft$161Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Centropolis

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Centropolis. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Centropolis

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO53 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX411 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Centropolis; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Centropolis

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Franklin County grew from 21,354 residents in 1900 to 25,996 in 2020.

Franklin County, 1900–2020

Franklin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,354, 1910: 20,884, 1920: 21,946, 1930: 22,024, 1940: 20,889, 1950: 19,928, 1960: 19,548, 1970: 20,007, 1980: 22,062, 1990: 21,994, 2000: 24,784, 2010: 25,992, 2020: 25,99621K’00’1022K’20’3021K’40’5020K’60’7022K’80’9025K’00’1026K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 40 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CentropolisJan: high 40°F, low 18°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 22°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 32°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 42°F, 3.8 in; May: high 75°F, low 53°F, 5.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 68°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 65°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 44°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 32°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 22°F, 1.7 in40°18°Jan1.246°22°Feb1.656°32°Mar2.366°42°Apr3.875°53°May5.884°63°Jun5.689°68°Jul3.888°65°Aug4.680°56°Sep4.169°44°Oct3.155°32°Nov2.443°22°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ottawa, KS weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Franklin County

9,033 jobs at 533 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Franklin CountyTransportation and warehousing: 2,152 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,432 jobs; Retail trade: 1,192 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 872 jobs; Manufacturing: 867 jobs; Educational services: 779 jobs; Construction: 527 jobs; Other services: 348 jobsTransportation and warehousing 24% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 10% Manufacturing 10% Educational services 9% Construction 6% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

152 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Centropolis.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth OttawaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ottawa1.2 miles
  • Anderson County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Garnett23.1 miles
  • Miami County Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Paola23.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors11
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers61
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists5
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies7

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Centropolis

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Forest Park · 57 acres0.6 mi
  • Orlis Cox Sports Complex · 55 acres0.4 mi
  • Freedom Park · 9 acres0.7 mi
  • City Park · 6 acres0.4 mi
  • Goppert Kids Park · 1 acres0.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Wray's Bulk Foods0.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Gangwish Library1.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Old Depot Museum0.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Ottawa Memorial Auditorium0.4 mi
  • Carnegie Cultural Center0.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Centropolis

Public schools here are run by Ottawa. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Garfield ElemOttawaPre-K–5368Public1.3 mi
Lincoln ElemOttawaPre-K–5298Public1.7 mi
Sunflower Elementary SchoolOttawaPre-K–5333Public2.1 mi
Ottawa Middle SchoolOttawa6–8456Public1.1 mi
Ottawa Sr HighOttawa6–12681Public1.0 mi
Ottawa Virtual SchoolOttawa6–1214Public0.5 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolOttawaPre-K–557Roman Catholic0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Ottawa.

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