MITCHELL COUNTY

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

LOCATION

Beloit, county seat of Mitchell County, is located in the Solomon Valley River Valley in the north central area of Kansas. It is also in the center of the Smoky Hills in the land of the Kansas Post Rock. It is located on State Highways 24, 14 & 9. Beloit is 50 minutes from Interstate 70 and 30 minutes from U.S. Highway 81. It is 3 and ½ hours from Wichita, Kansas City and Omaha and 6 hours from Denver and the Rocky Mountains.

Beloit is located 15 minutes from Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park. This area provides excellent fishing, hunting, camping and nature study. The who area provides for the needs of an abundance of birds and wildlife including bald eagles, herons, cranes, deer, prairie dogs, bobcat, quail, pheasant, prairie chickens, waterfowl, etc.

The state’s central location, productive workforce, excellent transportation network, high quality living conditions, excellent education system, equitable tax structure, abundant energy resources with competitive rates as well as incentives to business such as tax relief and training assistance make Kansas an ideal location.