Palmer, Kansas

**Palmer** is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 125 people lived there.

## History

Palmer was founded in 1878. It was named for J. Palmer, a teacher.

The first post office in Palmer was founded in June 1878.

## Geography

Palmer is at  (39.632737, -97.140028).

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

Palmer has warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification says that Palmer has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census said that there were 125 people, 55 households, and 37 families living in Palmer. Of the households, 78.2% owned their home and 21.8% rented their home.

The median age was 41.1 years. Of the people, 98.4% were White, 0.8% were from some other race, and 0.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 111 people, 50 households, and 34 families living in the city.

## Other websites

- City
- Palmer - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 223, local school district
- Maps
- Palmer City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Palmer, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Washington_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Palmer_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Washington County, Kansas, Washington County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Washington Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Washington County, Kansas, Washington County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Washington County, Kansas, Washington
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1878
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1911
- **named for**: J. Palmer
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.31
- **area land sq mi**: 0.31
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.81
- **area land km2**: 0.80
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1329
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 125
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66962
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-54200
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2396130