Cawker City, Kansas 67430
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    • Ball of Twine >
      • Ball of Twine Triva
      • Twine-a-thon Video
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    • Lakeside Park & Golf
    • Waconda Lake
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    • Cawker CIty Museum
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    • Waconda Springs
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Useful Phone Numbers

Police, Fire & Ambulance EMERGENCY: 911
Dispatcher will contact local police, fire or ambulance unit if needed
City Office
  • 785-781-4713
City Maintenance: 
  • 785-781-4713
Post Office: 
  • 785-781-4484
Library: 
  • 785-781- 4925
Beloit Medical Center
  • 785-738-2246
Housing Authority
  • 785-781-4443
Sr. Nutrition Center
  • 785-781-4763 
Kansas Gas: 
  • 800-794-4780
GE State Park 
  • 785-545-3345
Cunningham’s Telephone, Cable & Internet
  • 785-781-3215​

  • Locate  |  785-781-4916  |  First Baptist
  • Locate  |  785-781-4319  |  Catholic, Sts Peter & Paul
  • Locate  |  785-781-4924  |  United Methodist
  • Locate  |  ​785-454-6608​  |  Dispatch Christian Reformed

​Our Area Schools
  • Locate  |  785-781-4328  |  Waconda USD #272 – 708 Locust St., Cawker City, KS  67430
  • Locate  |  785-454-3344  |  Lakeside Grade School – 817 College, Downs, KS  67437
  • Locate  |  785-781-4922  |  Lakeside Middle School – 605 Maple St., Cawker City, KS  67430
  • Locate  |  785-781-4911  |  Lakeside Jr. High School – 7th St., Cawker City, KS  67430
  • Locate  |  785-454-3322  |  Lakeside High School – 1306 N. Morgan, Downs, KS  67437

City and School Announcements on TV
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City of Cawker City 
804 Locust Street
Cawker City, KS  67430
  • Denelle Mick, City Clerk
  • cawcty@nckcn.com
  • 785-781-4713

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Cawker City was declared an incorporated city
on March 20, 1884, by Mayor Joel Holt.
Welcome to Cawker City, Kansas  67430  -- Home of the World's Largest Ball of Twine!
​Site Updated: 01-14-21
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Cawker City was founded in 1870 by E.H. Cawker, the result of a poker game between the original ​founders ​of the community ​​and their disagreement on naming the town. Cawker City is proud of its history and farming heritage.
  • Home
    • Site Map
  • City Office
    • City Info
    • Useful Phone Numbers
    • Payments, Permits, Zoning
    • City Library
    • City Plot Maps
    • City Ordinances ​
  • Businesses
  • Organizations
    • Churches
    • Community Club
    • Genealogical Society
    • Historical Society
    • Housing Authority
    • Senior Nutrition Center
  • Attractions
    • Ball of Twine >
      • Ball of Twine Triva
      • Twine-a-thon Video
    • Cawker CIty Museum
    • Lakeside Park & Golf
    • Waconda Lake
  • History
    • Cawker CIty Museum
    • Claire Windsor, Silent Movie Actress
    • Lincoln Park, Historical Places in Kansas
    • Musical Art
    • Waconda Springs
  • Links
  • Locate Us