Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 248, settled in 1912.
Of the 152 Kansas towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Copeland. Copeland 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: 423 in 1930, 251 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 3 maps from 1896 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Copeland, 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 Copeland.
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 8 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Copeland. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 19° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.5% of working residents work locally in Copeland, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Employers in Copeland shed 25 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 106. The top destinations are Montezuma (14%), Cimarron (10%) and Copeland Township (10%). For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away.
| Copeland | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Copeland, above both the Kansas town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Against the Kansas average, Copeland comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. The share of adults in Copeland who sleep under 7 hours: 31%.
| Copeland | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Copeland | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Copeland, 35% come from drought and 30% from hail. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 55% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Copeland once, in 2006.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 8.9% in the year to September 2026. 86% of households live in a home they own in Copeland.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Copeland; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Copeland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Gray County, Kansas
Copeland is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 251.
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Copeland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.