Town guide

Fowler, Kansas

Fowler is a city in Meade County, Kansas, home to about 599 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67844.

Homes sold for a median of $68 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population5991,274 per sq mi
Median home value$108,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$68Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fowler

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Around Fowler

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)198 miles away
Closer regional airportDodge City Regional Airport (DDC)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS158 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX370 miles away

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

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

Who represents Fowler

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

Fowler had 534 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.

It’s the 274th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Meade County grew from 1,581 residents in 1900 to 4,055 in 2020.

Fowler population by census2000: 567, 2010: 590, 2020: 534567200059020105342020

Meade County, 1900–2020

Meade County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,581, 1910: 5,055, 1920: 5,542, 1930: 6,858, 1940: 5,522, 1950: 5,710, 1960: 5,505, 1970: 4,912, 1980: 4,788, 1990: 4,247, 2000: 4,631, 2010: 4,575, 2020: 4,0552K’00’106K’20’306K’40’506K’60’705K’80’905K’00’104K’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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 23.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FowlerJan: high 46°F, low 19°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 22°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 30°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 38°F, 1.9 in; May: high 79°F, low 50°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 60°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 65°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 64°F, 2.7 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 55°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 41°F, 2.2 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 29°F, 0.6 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 20°F, 1 in46°19°Jan0.949°22°Feb0.759°30°Mar1.768°38°Apr1.979°50°May2.889°60°Jun3.794°65°Jul3.492°64°Aug2.784°55°Sep1.672°41°Oct2.258°29°Nov0.648°20°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Meade, KS weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Meade County

790 jobs at 124 businesses in Meade County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Meade CountyConstruction: 168 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 164 jobs; Retail trade: 126 jobs; Wholesale trade: 83 jobs; Other services: 59 jobs; Finance and insurance: 36 jobs; Professional services: 31 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22 jobsConstruction 21% Health care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 16% Wholesale trade 11% Other services 8% Finance and insurance 5% Professional services 4% Hotels and restaurants 3%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fowler.

Nearest hospitals

  • Meade District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Meade8.9 miles
  • Minneola District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Minneola11.8 miles
  • Ashland Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ashland25.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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 Fowler

Libraries

  • Fowler Public LIbrary1.9 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 Fowler

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fowler ElemFowlerPre-K–655Public2.2 mi
Fowler HighFowler7–1232Public2.2 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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