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Around Pomona
Distances
Nearest major airport
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)62 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Kansas City, MO60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX409 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pomona; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Pomona
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 3rd DistrictSharice Davids (D)
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
Pomona had 884 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 187th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Franklin County grew from 21,354 residents in 1900 to 25,996 in 2020.
Franklin 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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pomona Lake, KS weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Franklin County
9,033 jobs at 533 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pomona.
Nearest hospitals
Adventhealth OttawaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ottawa9.8 miles
Anderson County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Garnett25.5 miles
LmhGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lawrence27.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
3
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 Pomona
Libraries (1 nearby)
Pomona Community Library0.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by West Franklin. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Appanoose Elementary SchoolPomona
Pre-K–5
191
Public
5.5 mi
West Franklin Middle SchoolPomona
6–8
149
Public
0.4 mi
West Franklin High SchoolPomona
9–12
200
Public
0.4 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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