Quinter is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States.

[3] The city of Quinter is built at the location of an old railroad switching site called Melota.

A community named Familton[1] was built there in 1885, consisting originally of a hotel.

[5] Longtime resident Waldo McBurney, age 104, was proclaimed the oldest worker in the United States in national media in November 2006 and again in 2020.

[6][7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2), all of it land.

[8] The 2020 United States census counted 929 people, 378 households, and 238 families in Quinter.

33.9% of households consisted of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The community is served by Quinter USD 293 public school district.

Old U.S. Route 40 and the current K-212 pass through the city, as does a major Union Pacific Railroad line.