Glen Elder, KS

Glen Elder is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 362 residents. Glen Elder was originally known as West Hampton, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1871 by promoters who built a large gristmill at the site. The town later adopted the name Glen Elder when the post office of that name was moved there from its former location a half mile north. Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park. The district elementary school is Lakeside Elementary School in Cawker City. The through line in Glen Elder is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Glen Elder makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.