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Around Eureka
Distances
Nearest major airport
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)133 miles away
Closer regional airport
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)63 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX349 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Eureka; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Eureka
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 4th DistrictRon Estes (R)
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
Eureka had 2,332 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 113th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Greenwood County grew from 16,196 residents in 1900 to 6,016 in 2020.
Greenwood County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 40.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eureka 1e, KS weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Greenwood County
1,103 jobs at 160 businesses in Greenwood County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eureka.
Nearest hospitals
Greenwood County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · EurekaUnder a mile
Susan B Allen Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · El Dorado30.7 miles
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 Eureka
Parks (1 nearby)
Riverside Park · 20 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
G & W Foods0.3 mi
Salt Creek0.8 mi
Dollar General Market1.0 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Eureka Pharmacy0.7 mi
Eureka Pharmacy0.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Eureka Public Library0.2 mi
Former Eureka Carnegie library0.2 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Greenwood County Historical Society Museum0.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Eureka. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Marshall Elementary SchoolEureka
Pre-K–6
309
Public
0.9 mi
Eureka Jr/Sr HighEureka
7–12
234
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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