Valley Falls, Kansas

**Valley Falls** is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population as of 2020 was 1092.

## History

Valley Falls was first called **Grasshopper Falls**. It was named after the falls in the Grasshopper River (now known as the Delaware River). The first settlement was made there in 1854, and the town was platted in 1855. Many of the town's streets were named after women pioneer settlers.

## Geography

Valley Falls is at  (39.342936, -95.460584). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Valley Falls has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Valley Falls has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

## People

Valley Falls is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,092 people, 441 households, and 271 families living in Valley Falls. Of the households, 62.8% owned their home and 37.2% rented their home.

The median age was 39.8 years. Of the people, 89.1% were White, 1.6% were Black, 0.3% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.9% were from some other race, and 7.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,192 people, 444 households, and 290 families living in Valley Falls.

## Famous people

- Puella Dornblaser, temperance activist, lived in Valley Falls and edited at a newspaper in Oskaloosa
- Fred Marsh, professional baseball player, born in Valley Falls in 1924.
- King O'Malley, member of the Australian House of Representatives in the early 20th century, although he also claimed he was born in Quebec, Canada
- George Stafford, former chairman for the Interstate Commerce Commission was born and schooled in Valley Falls

## Other websites

- City
- City of Valley Falls
- Valley Falls - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 338, local school district
- Maps
- Valley Falls City Map, KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Valley Falls, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Valley Falls Kansas 9-16-2014.JPG
- **image caption**: Downtown Valley Falls (2014)
- **image map**: Jefferson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Valley_Falls_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Jefferson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson 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**: Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1854
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1855
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1869
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.71
- **area land sq mi**: 0.70
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 1.84
- **area land km2**: 1.82
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 942
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1092
- **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**: 66088
- **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**: 20-73300
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 478332