According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km2), all land.

Kansas is the location of one of the few remaining domestic custom pew and church manufacturers.

Born Again Pews, owned and operated by local church leader Rex Blisard, began in 2005 as a ministry service, and evolved into a successful operation that delivers furniture nationwide.

[8] Kansas is the location of one of the four campuses of Northeast Tech, a vocational and technical school.

[9] The Kansas campus has approximately 300 students, both adults as well as high school juniors and seniors from the Colcord, Jay, Locust Grove, Oaks, and Kansas schools districts.