Sharon Springs, Kansas

**Sharon Springs** is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat Wallace County. In 2020, 751 people lived there.

## History

Sharon Springs was first called **Eagle Tail** station when it was created in 1868. It was renamed **Sharon Springs** in 1886, after Sharon Springs, New York. Sharon Springs was incorporated as a city in 1890.

In 2013, the biggest sinkhole in Kansas opened north of Sharon Springs. As of December 2013, the sinkhole was about  deep and  across.

## Geography

Sharon Springs is at  (38.894334, -101.751163). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Sharon Springs has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 751 people, 320 households, and 182 families living in Sharon Springs. Of the households, 75.0% owned their home and 25.0% rented their home.

The median age was 47.4 years. Of the people, 88.4% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.3% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 4.4% were from some other race, and 6.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 748 people, 327 households, and 197 families living in Sharon Springs.

## Infrastructure

Sharon Springs is on U.S. Route 40.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Sharon Springs
- Sharon Springs - Directory of Public Officials
- Wallace County , Wallace County economic development alliance
- Wallace County, skyways.lib.ks.us
- Sharon Springs and Wallace County, kansastowns.us
- Schools
- USD 241, local school district
- Historic
- Historic Photograph of City
- Pet Kansas badger once roamed White House , Wichita Eagle
- Maps
- Sharon Springs City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Sharon Springs, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Wallace County, Kansas courthouse from S 1.JPG
- **image caption**: Wallace County Courthouse (2010)
- **image map**: Wallace_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sharon_Springs_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Wallace County, Kansas, Wallace County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Wallace Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Wallace County, Kansas, Wallace 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**: Wallace County, Kansas, Wallace
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1868
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1890
- **named for**: Sharon Springs, New York
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.90
- **area land sq mi**: 0.90
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.34
- **area land km2**: 2.34
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 3442
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 751
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain (MST)
- **utc offset**: -7
- **timezone dst**: MDT
- **utc offset dst**: -6
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67758
- **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**: 20-64375
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395858
- **website**: [http://www.wallacecounty.net/government/localgov.php Info]