There are 15 cities in Atchison County, Kansas.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison | 1 | 10,602 | 10,872 | -0.64% | 1,323 | 8.0 | City |
| Holton | 2 | 3,376 | 3,400 | -0.18% | 1,262 | 2.7 | City |
| Horton | 3 | 1,466 | 1,520 | -0.95% | 827 | 1.8 | City |
| Valley Falls | 4 | 1,069 | 1,091 | -0.56% | 1,518 | 0.7 | City |
| Nortonville | 5 | 588 | 600 | -0.51% | 1,361 | 0.4 | City |
| Effingham | 6 | 480 | 496 | -0.83% | 775 | 0.6 | City |
| Everest | 7 | 252 | 259 | -0.79% | 1,086 | 0.2 | City |
| Lancaster | 8 | 237 | 245 | -0.84% | 1,191 | 0.2 | City |
| Kickapoo Site 5 | 9 | 159 | 75 | 8.16% | 212 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Muscotah | 10 | 154 | 156 | -0.65% | 462 | 0.3 | City |
| Kickapoo Tribal Center | 11 | 119 | 155 | -4.8% | 61 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Kickapoo Site 1 | 12 | 94 | 92 | 0% | 188 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Kickapoo Site 7 | 13 | 72 | 61 | 7.46% | 142 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Huron | 14 | 71 | 74 | -1.39% | 986 | 0.1 | City |
| Kickapoo Site 2 | 15 | 26 | 57 | 8.33% | 30 | 0.9 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Atchison is the largest city in Atchison County.
Kickapoo Site 2 is the smallest city in Atchison County.
There are 15 cities in Atchison County, Kansas.