Cawker City, Kansas

Cawker City, Kansas
City
Water Tower and Downtown (2012) (view from near the Ball of Twine)
Location within Mitchell County and Kansas
KDOT map of Mitchell County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°30′34″N 98°25′59″W / 39.50944°N 98.43306°W / 39.50944; -98.43306[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Mitchell
Founded	1870
Incorporated	1874
Named for	Colonel E.H. Cawker
Area [2]
• Total	1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
• Land	1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,493 ft (455 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	457
• Density	450/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67430
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-11175
GNIS ID	2393772[1]
Website	cawkercitykansas.com

Cawker City is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 457 people lived there.^[4] The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park.

The largest ball of twine in the world is in Cawker City.^[5][6][7]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cawker City, Kansas
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DP1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "QuickFacts: Cawker city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
5. ↑ Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 78. ISBN 9780974435886.
6. ↑ Cawker City wins the ball game with massive sphere of twine; The Wichita Eagle; September 28, 2014.
7. ↑ Twisted: The Battle to Be the World's Largest Ball of Twine; The Atlantic; September 9, 2014.