Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 162, settled in 1877.
Barnes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 32 in 1880, a peak of 454 in 1910, 165 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barnes, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Barnes.
Barnes’ peak summer temperature comes in at 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Barnes’ average commute stands at 17 minutes. In Barnes, 1.5% of working residents work locally, below both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Barnes dropped by 39, to 84. The top destinations are Marysville (9%), Linn (7%) and Washington (6%).
| Barnes | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 27% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Barnes, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work, against 26% in Kansas’ towns and 25% across U.S. towns. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. The share of adults in Barnes who have diabetes: 13%.
| Barnes | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Barnes | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Nearly a third of Barnes’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 23%. Federal aid has come to Barnes households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2010.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Barnes; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Barnes residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Washington County, Kansas
Barnes is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 165.
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Barnes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Joe Vogler and Dorothy Thomas.