Local Wiki
Allen County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Room, Allen County Courthouse, 1 N. Washington Ave., Iola, KS 66749.
- County Clerk
- Shannon Patterson · 1 N. Washington, Iola, KS 66749
- Agendas posted at
- https://allencounty.org/commissioners/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Jerry Daniels. District 2: David E. Lee. District 3: John F. Brocker.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (8)
- Bassett
- Elsmore
- Gas (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Humboldt (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Iola (official website, opens in a new tab)
- La Harpe
- Moran
- Savonburg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (3)
- Humboldt
- Iola
- Marmaton Valley
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- Allen County Fire District 2 - Iola
- Allen County Fire District 2 - La Harpe
- Allen County Fire District 2 - Volunteer Fire Dept
- Allen County Fire District 3
- Allen County Fire District 4
- Humboldt Fire Department
- Iola Fire and EMS Department
- La Harpe Fire Department
- Moran Fire Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)