List of locations in Kansas facts for kids
Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. The 2010 United States Census says that Kansas is the 34th biggest state by number of people. It has 2,853,132 people living there. It is the 13th biggest by land area spanning 81,758.72 square miles (211,754.1 km2) of land. Kansas is divided into 105 counties and has 627 incorporated municipalities - which are cities.
City Requirements
All incorporated places in Kansas are called cities. Some states call places towns or villages. (11 of 50 states only have cities). Once a city is incorporated in Kansas, it will continue to be a city no matter what.
There are three categories for cities:
- 3rd Class Cities - When a city incorporates, it becomes a 3rd class city. To incorporate, a city must generally have at least 300 people living there.
- 2nd Class Cities - A city may ask to become a 2nd class city when there are 2,000–15,000 people living there. A city that has 2,000–5,000 people may choose to still be a city of the 3rd class. However, they must become a 2nd class city when they have 5,000 people.
- 1st Class Cities - A city may ask to become a 1st class city when at least 15,000 people live there. A city with only 15,000–25,000 people may choose to still be a 2nd class city. However, it must become a 1st class city when they have 25,000 people.
Cities by number of people
Population data based on 2010 census and 2017 estimate with over 5,000 people. The city of Topeka, in addition to being the county seat for Shawnee County, is the state capital.
2017 rank | City | 2017 estimate | 2010 Census | Change | County |
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1 | Wichita † | 390,591 | 382,368 | +2.15% | Sedgwick |
2 | Overland Park | 191,278 | 173,372 | +10.33% | Johnson |
3 | Kansas City † | 152,938 | 145,786 | +4.91% | Wyandotte |
4 | Olathe † | 137,472 | 125,872 | +9.22% | Johnson |
5 | Topeka † | 126,587 | 127,473 | −0.70% | Shawnee |
6 | Lawrence † | 96,982 | 87,643 | +10.66% | Douglas |
7 | Shawnee | 65,513 | 62,209 | +5.31% | Johnson |
8 | Manhattan † | 56,832 | 52,281 | +8.70% | Riley |
9 | Lenexa | 53,553 | 48,190 | +11.13% | Johnson |
10 | Salina † | 46,994 | 47,707 | −1.49% | Saline |
11 | Hutchinson † | 40,772 | 42,080 | −3.11% | Reno |
12 | Leavenworth † | 36,210 | 35,251 | +2.72% | Leavenworth |
13 | Leawood | 34,659 | 31,867 | +8.76% | Johnson |
14 | Dodge City † | 27,720 | 27,340 | +1.39% | Ford |
15 | Garden City † | 26,895 | 26,658 | +0.89% | Finney |
16 | Emporia † | 24,724 | 24,916 | −0.77% | Lyon |
17 | Derby | 23,673 | 22,158 | +6.84% | Sedgwick |
18 | Junction City † | 22,988 | 23,353 | −1.56% | Geary |
19 | Prairie Village | 22,368 | 21,447 | +4.29% | Johnson |
20 | Gardner | 21,583 | 19,123 | +12.86% | Johnson |
21 | Hays † | 20,845 | 20,510 | +1.63% | Ellis |
22 | Pittsburg | 20,216 | 20,233 | −0.08% | Crawford |
23 | Liberal † | 19,826 | 20,525 | −3.41% | Seward |
24 | Newton † | 18,869 | 19,132 | −1.37% | Harvey |
25 | Great Bend † | 15,344 | 15,995 | −4.07% | Barton |
26 | McPherson † | 13,201 | 13,155 | +0.35% | McPherson |
27 | Andover | 13,111 | 11,791 | +11.19% | Butler |
28 | El Dorado † | 12,993 | 13,021 | −0.22% | Butler |
29 | Ottawa † | 12,342 | 12,649 | −2.43% | Franklin |
30 | Winfield † | 12,104 | 12,301 | −1.60% | Cowley |
31 | Lansing | 11,947 | 11,265 | +6.05% | Leavenworth |
32 | Arkansas City | 11,866 | 12,415 | −4.42% | Cowley |
33 | Haysville | 11,278 | 10,826 | +4.18% | Sedgwick |
34 | Merriam | 11,212 | 11,003 | +1.90% | Johnson |
35 | Atchison † | 10,636 | 11,021 | −3.49% | Atchison |
36 | Parsons | 9,761 | 10,500 | −7.04% | Labette |
37 | Coffeyville | 9,481 | 10,295 | −7.91% | Montgomery |
38 | Mission | 9,409 | 9,323 | +0.92% | Johnson |
39 | Augusta | 9,389 | 9,274 | +1.24% | Butler |
40 | Chanute | 9,054 | 9,119 | −0.71% | Neosho |
41 | Independence † | 8,729 | 9,483 | −7.95% | Montgomery |
42 | Bel Aire | 7,914 | 6,769 | +16.92% | Sedgwick |
43 | Wellington † | 7,822 | 8,172 | −4.28% | Sumner |
44 | Fort Scott † | 7,813 | 8,087 | −3.39% | Bourbon |
45 | Bonner Springs | 7,784 | 7,314 | +6.43% | Wyandotte |
46 | Park City | 7,729 | 7,297 | +5.92% | Sedgwick |
47 | Valley Center | 7,300 | 6,822 | +7.01% | Sedgwick |
48 | Roeland Park | 6,772 | 6,731 | +0.61% | Johnson |
49 | Pratt † | 6,748 | 6,835 | −1.27% | Pratt |
50 | Spring Hill | 6,618 | 5,437 | +21.72% | Johnson |
51 | Abilene † | 6,380 | 6,844 | −6.78% | Dickinson |
52 | Mulvane | 6,359 | 6,111 | +4.06% | Sedgwick |
53 | Eudora | 6,329 | 6,136 | +3.15% | Douglas |
54 | De Soto | 6,107 | 5,720 | +6.77% | Johnson |
55 | Basehor | 6,015 | 4,664 | +28.97% | Leavenworth |
56 | Ulysses † | 5,912 | 6,161 | −4.04% | Grant |
57 | Paola † | 5,580 | 5,602 | −0.39% | Miami |
58 | Tonganoxie | 5,444 | 4,996 | +8.97% | Leavenworth |
59 | Colby † | 5,361 | 5,387 | −0.48% | Thomas |
60 | Iola † | 5,354 | 5,704 | −6.14% | Allen |
61 | Concordia † | 5,099 | 5,395 | −5.49% | Cloud |
Military bases
As a supplement to the list of cities, the following military bases are given because of their size in active members or service members living on the post. The table values for "Population in Quarters" includes reported totals of active duty, family, civilians, reservists, and retired personnel living on the base.
In 2016, over 85,000 people live on military bases in Kansas. This includes over 25,000 active duty personnel. Although not "cities", these military bases certainly should be considered as population centers of note.
Installation | Population in quarters | Active duty personnel | County |
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Fort Riley | 54,957 | 18,553 | Riley and Geary |
McConnell Air Force Base | 17,523 | 2,989 | Sedgwick |
Fort Leavenworth | 12,733 | 5,383 | Leavenworth |
Alphabetical listing
Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
A
B
- Baldwin City
- Barnard
- Barnes
- Bartlett
- Basehor
- Bassett
- Baxter Springs
- Bazine
- Beattie
- Bel Aire
- Belle Plaine
- Belleville
- Beloit
- Belpre
- Belvue
- Benedict
- Bennington
- Bentley
- Benton
- Bern
- Beverly
- Bird City
- Bison
- Blue Mound
- Blue Rapids
- Bluff City
- Bogue
- Bonner Springs
- Brewster
- Bronson
- Brookville
- Brownell
- Bucklin
- Buffalo
- Buhler
- Bunker Hill
- Burden
- Burdett
- Burlingame
- Burlington
- Burns
- Burr Oak
- Burrton
- Bushong
- Bushton
- Byers
C
- Caldwell
- Cambridge
- Caney
- Canton
- Carbondale
- Carlton
- Cassoday
- Cawker City
- Cedar
- Cedar Point
- Cedar Vale
- Centralia
- Chanute
- Chapman
- Chase
- Chautauqua
- Cheney
- Cherokee
- Cherryvale
- Chetopa
- Cimarron
- Circleville
- Claflin
- Clay Center
- Clayton
- Clearwater
- Clifton
- Climax
- Clyde
- Coats
- Coffeyville
- Colby
- Coldwater
- Collyer
- Colony
- Columbus
- Colwich
- Concordia
- Conway Springs
- Coolidge
- Copeland
- Corning
- Cottonwood Falls
- Council Grove
- Courtland
- Coyville
- Cuba
- Cullison
- Culver
- Cunningham
D
E
F
G
- Galatia
- Galena
- Galesburg
- Galva
- Garden City
- Garden Plain
- Gardner
- Garfield
- Garnett
- Gas
- Gaylord
- Gem
- Geneseo
- Geuda Springs
- Girard
- Glade
- Glasco
- Glen Elder
- Goddard
- Goessel
- Goff
- Goodland
- Gorham
- Gove City
- Grainfield
- Grandview Plaza
- Great Bend
- Greeley
- Green
- Greenleaf
- Greensburg
- Grenola
- Gridley
- Grinnell
- Gypsum
H
- Haddam
- Halstead
- Hamilton
- Hamlin
- Hanover
- Hanston
- Hardtner
- Harper
- Hartford
- Harveyville
- Havana
- Haven
- Havensville
- Haviland
- Hays
- Haysville
- Hazelton
- Hepler
- Herington
- Herndon
- Hesston
- Hiawatha
- Highland
- Hill City
- Hillsboro
- Hoisington
- Holcomb
- Hollenberg
- Holton
- Holyrood
- Hope
- Horace
- Horton
- Howard
- Hoxie
- Hoyt
- Hudson
- Hugoton
- Humboldt
- Hunnewell
- Hunter
- Huron
- Hutchinson
I
J
K
L
- Labette
- La Crosse
- La Cygne
- La Harpe
- Lake Quivira
- Lakin
- Lancaster
- Lane
- Langdon
- Lansing
- Larned
- Latham
- Latimer
- Lawrence
- Leavenworth
- Le Roy
- Leawood
- Lebanon
- Lebo
- Lecompton
- Lehigh
- Lenexa
- Lenora
- Leon
- Leona
- Leonardville
- Leoti
- Lewis
- Liberal
- Liberty
- Liebenthal
- Lincoln Center
- Lincolnville
- Lindsborg
- Linn
- Linn Valley
- Linwood
- Little River
- Logan
- Lone Elm
- Longford
- Long Island
- Longton
- Lorraine
- Lost Springs
- Louisburg
- Louisville
- Lucas
- Luray
- Lyndon
- Lyons
M
- Macksville
- Madison
- Mahaska
- Maize
- Manchester
- Manhattan
- Mankato
- Manter
- Maple Hill
- Mapleton
- Marion
- Marquette
- Marysville
- Matfield Green
- Mayetta
- Mayfield
- McCracken
- McCune
- McDonald
- McFarland
- McLouth
- McPherson
- Meade
- Medicine Lodge
- Melvern
- Menlo
- Meriden
- Merriam
- Milan
- Mildred
- Milford
- Miltonvale
- Minneapolis
- Minneola
- Mission
- Mission Hills
- Mission Woods
- Moline
- Montezuma
- Moran
- Morganville
- Morland
- Morrill
- Morrowville
- Moscow
- Mound City
- Mound Valley
- Moundridge
- Mount Hope
- Mulberry
- Mullinville
- Mulvane
- Munden
- Muscotah
N
O
P
- Palco
- Palmer
- Paola
- Paradise
- Park
- Park City
- Parker
- Parkerfield
- Parkerville
- Parsons
- Partridge
- Pawnee Rock
- Paxico
- Peabody
- Penalosa
- Perry
- Peru
- Phillipsburg
- Pittsburg
- Plains
- Plainville
- Pleasanton
- Plevna
- Pomona
- Portis
- Potwin
- Powhattan
- Prairie View
- Prairie Village
- Pratt
- Prescott
- Preston
- Pretty Prairie
- Princeton
- Protection
Q
R
S
- Sabetha
- St. Francis
- St. George
- St. John
- St. Marys
- St. Paul
- Salina
- Satanta
- Savonburg
- Sawyer
- Scammon
- Scandia
- Schoenchen
- Scott City
- Scottsville
- Scranton
- Sedan
- Sedgwick
- Selden
- Seneca
- Severance
- Severy
- Seward
- Sharon
- Sharon Springs
- Shawnee
- Silver Lake
- Simpson
- Smith Center
- Smolan
- Soldier
- Solomon
- South Haven
- South Hutchinson
- Spearville
- Speed
- Spivey
- Spring Hill
- Stafford
- Stark
- Sterling
- Stockton
- Strong City
- Sublette
- Summerfield
- Sun City
- Susank
- Sylvan Grove
- Sylvia
- Syracuse
T
U
V
W
- WaKeeney
- Wakefield
- Waldo
- Waldron
- Wallace
- Walnut
- Walton
- Wamego
- Washington
- Waterville
- Wathena
- Waverly
- Webber
- Weir
- Wellington
- Wellsville
- West Mineral
- Westmoreland
- Westphalia
- Westwood
- Westwood Hills
- Wetmore
- Wheaton
- White City
- White Cloud
- Whitewater
- Whiting
- Wichita
- Willard
- Williamsburg
- Willis
- Willowbrook
- Wilmore
- Wilsey
- Wilson
- Winchester
- Windom
- Winfield
- Winona
- Woodbine
- Woodston
X
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Z
Related pages
- Additional information
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- Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT): Intrastate mileage between cities
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