Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town was settled in 1871 and has 143 residents today.
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 8 have a lower midpoint age than Galesburg. Galesburg 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: 63 in 1880, a peak of 205 in 1920, 149 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Galesburg, 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 Galesburg.
For Galesburg, the average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Parsons (29%), Chanute (26%) and Humboldt (5%). The typical household income for Galesburg comes to $85,000, above both the Kansas town median ($73,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Galesburg | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 24°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Galesburg after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. On expected storm and flood damage, Galesburg sits above 67% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 41% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Galesburg who sleep under 7 hours is 34%, against 35% in Kansas’ towns and 36% across U.S. towns. CDC measures, 32 in all: Galesburg beats Kansas on 1 and trails on 1. Galesburg: 30% of adults feel lonely.
| Galesburg | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Galesburg | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 57.3% | 63.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Galesburg
About 3 of every 100 Galesburg residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Galesburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Neosho County, Kansas
Galesburg is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 149.
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Galesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.