Galatia is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States.

[3] Settler David C. Barrows founded the community and laid out the town site in 1885.

[6] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a rail line to Galatia (from Holyrood 31.20 miles away) on July 1, 1919, and the town grew to include three grain elevators, a bank, a lumberyard, and three general stores.

[7] Galatia lies roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Landon Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.

[7][9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), all of it land.

[10] The 2020 United States census counted 45 people, 21 households, and 11 families in Galatia.

42.9% of households consisted of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[12] The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median family income was $80,000 (+/- $62,556).

40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were no families and 6.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

The city council consists of five members, and it meets on the first Tuesday of each month.

Another paved county road, NW 100 Avenue, runs north–south through the community.