Cawker City, Kansas

**Cawker City** is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 457 people lived there. The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park.

The largest ball of twine in the world is in Cawker City.

## History

Cawker City was created in 1870. It was named after Colonel E. H. Cawker because he won a game of poker. Cawker City was incorporated as a city in 1874.  The first post office in Cawker City was created in June 1870.

## Geography

Cawker City is at  (39.509511, -98.433107). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 457 people, 215 households, and 110 families living in Cawker City. Of the households, 70.7% owned their home and 29.3% rented their home.

The median age was 47.6 years. Of the people, 96.3% were White, 0.2% were Black, and 3.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 469 people, 244 households, and 132 families living in Cawker City.

## Economy

In 2017, a Dollar General store was built. This gave residents a nearby shopping place for food.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Cawker City
- Cawker City - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 272, local school district
- Attractions
- Cawker City's Biggest Attraction: World's Largest Ball of Twine
- Pictures
- Historic Images of Cawker City, Wichita State University Library
- Maps
- Cawker City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Cawker City, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Cawker City, Kansas downtown and water tower.jpg
- **image caption**: Water Tower and Downtown (2012)
(view from near the Ball of Twine)
- **image map**: Mitchell_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cawker_City_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Mitchell Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell 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**: Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1874
- **named for**: Colonel E.H. Cawker
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.01
- **area land sq mi**: 1.01
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.61
- **area land km2**: 2.61
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1493
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 457
- **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**: 67430
- **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**: 20-11175
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393772