About Us

The City of Silver Lake is a third-class municipality located approximately eight miles west of Topeka on US Highway 24. The City operates with a Mayor/City Council form of government and currently has six full-time employees. The latest census figures show 1,327 residents in the City of Silver Lake.

The City of Silver Lake boasts the following businesses:  a Dollar General, two banks, two gas stations with convenience items and food, Chinese restaurant, Mexican restaurant, a pizza parlor, a liquor store, a coffee shop, a bar, a library, a beauty shop, a barber shop, a laundromat, an accountant’s office, a certified financial planner, a chiropractor, a veterinary clinic, a self-storage facility, a pest control business, apartment complexes, and a car wash.

There is currently one church located in the city-Silver Lake United Methodist Church. The Silver Lake Church is located just outside of city limits to the west of Silver Lake, and The Silver Lake First Baptist Church is located just outside of city limits to the North of Silver Lake.

The 2022 enrollment in the elementary school is 358, and junior high/high school enrollment is 331.