Silver Lake is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.

[7] Silver Lake is the nearest city to Topeka to the west, along U.S. Route 24.

Silver Lake has experienced a higher proportion of its citizens commuting into Topeka.

Silver Lake was originally settled along the northern shore of the Kansas River; however, in the time since the town's founding, the river has changed course and is located one-quarter of a mile south of the town.

[citation needed] Silver Lake is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

There were 601 housing units at an average density of 1,036.2 per square mile (400.1/km2).

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There used to be a Silver Lake Kindergarten until 2009, when it merged with the Elementary school.