List of locations in Kansas

Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. The 2020 United States Census says that Kansas is the 36th biggest state by number of people. It has 2,937,880 people living there. It is the 13th biggest by land area spanning 81,758.59 square miles (211,753.8 km²) of land.^[1] Kansas is divided into 105 counties and has 625 incorporated municipalities - which are cities.^[2]

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.^[3]

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^[4] census and 2020^[5] census with over 5,000 people. The city of Topeka, in addition to being the county seat for Shawnee County, is the state capital.

Lawrence, where the University of Kansas is.

Rank	City	2020 Census^[5]	2010 Census^[4]	Change	County
1	Wichita †	397,532	382,368	+3.97%	Sedgwick
2	Overland Park	197,238	173,372	+13.77%	Johnson
3	Kansas City †	156,607	145,786	+7.42%	Wyandotte
4	Olathe †	141,290	125,872	+12.25%	Johnson
5	Topeka †	126,587	127,473	−0.70%	Shawnee
6	Lawrence †	94,934	87,643	+8.32%	Douglas
7	Shawnee	67,311	62,209	+8.20%	Johnson
8	Lenexa	57,434	48,190	+19.18%	Johnson
9	Manhattan †	54,100	52,281	+3.48%	Riley
10	Salina †	46,889	47,707	−1.71%	Saline
11	Hutchinson †	40,006	42,080	−4.93%	Reno
12	Leavenworth †	37,351	35,251	+5.96%	Leavenworth
13	Leawood	33,902	31,867	+6.39%	Johnson
14	Garden City †	28,151	26,658	+5.60%	Finney
15	Dodge City †	27,788	27,340	+1.64%	Ford
16	Derby	25,625	22,158	+15.65%	Sedgwick
17	Emporia †	24,139	24,916	−3.12%	Lyon
18	Gardner	23,287	19,123	+21.77%	Johnson
19	Prairie Village	22,957	21,447	+7.04%	Johnson
20	Junction City †	22,932	23,353	−1.80%	Geary
21	Hays †	21,116	20,510	+2.95%	Ellis
22	Pittsburg	20,646	20,233	+2.04%	Crawford
23	Liberal †	19,825	20,525	−3.41%	Seward
24	Newton †	18,602	19,132	−2.77%	Harvey
25	Andover	14,892	11,791	+26.30%	Butler
26	Great Bend †	14,733	15,995	−7.89%	Barton
27	McPherson †	14,082	13,155	+7.05%	McPherson
28	El Dorado †	12,870	13,021	−1.16%	Butler
29	Ottawa †	12,625	12,649	−0.19%	Franklin
30	Arkansas City	11,974	12,415	−3.55%	Cowley
31	Winfield †	11,777	12,301	−4.26%	Cowley
32	Haysville	11,262	10,826	+4.03%	Sedgwick
33	Lansing	11,239	11,265	-0.23%	Leavenworth
34	Merriam	11,098	11,003	+0.86%	Johnson
35	Atchison †	10,885	11,021	−1.23%	Atchison
36	Mission	9,954	9,323	+6.77%	Johnson
37	Parsons	9,600	10,500	−8.57%	Labette
38	Augusta	9,256	9,274	-0.19%	Butler
39	Coffeyville	8,826	10,295	−14.27%	Montgomery
40	Chanute	8,722	9,119	−4.35%	Neosho
41	Independence †	8,548	9,483	−9.86%	Montgomery
42	Park City	8,333	7,297	+14.20%	Sedgwick
43	Bel Aire	8,262	6,769	+22.06%	Sedgwick
44	Spring Hill	7,952	5,437	+46.26%	Johnson
45	Bonner Springs	7,837	7,314	+7.15%	Wyandotte
46	Wellington †	7,715	8,172	−5.59%	Sumner
47	Fort Scott †	7,552	8,087	−6.62%	Bourbon
48	Valley Center	7,340	6,822	+7.59%	Sedgwick
49	Basehor	6,896	4,664	+49.49%	Leavenworth
50	Roeland Park	6,871	6,731	+2.08%	Johnson
51	Pratt †	6,603	6,835	−3.39%	Pratt
52	Abilene †	6,460	6,844	−5.61%	Dickinson
53	Eudora	6,408	6,136	+4.43%	Douglas
54	Mulvane	6,286	6,111	+2.86%	Sedgwick
55	De Soto	6,118	5,720	+6.96%	Johnson
56	Ulysses †	5,788	6,161	−6.05%	Grant
57	Paola †	5,768	5,602	+2.96%	Miami
58	Maize	5,735	3,420	+67.69%	Sedgwick
59	Tonganoxie	5,573	4,996	+11.55%	Leavenworth
60	Colby †	5,570	5,387	+3.40%	Thomas
61	Iola †	5,396	5,704	−5.40%	Allen
62	Concordia †	5,111	5,395	−5.26%	Cloud
63	Goddard	5,084	4,344	+17.03%	Sedgwick

† County seat

Military bases

Grant Hall, the headquarters and symbol of Fort Leavenworth

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.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Installation	Population in quarters	Active duty personnel	County
Fort Riley	54,957	18,553	Riley and Geary^[6]
McConnell Air Force Base	17,523	2,989	Sedgwick^[7]
Fort Leavenworth	12,733	5,383	Leavenworth^[8]

Alphabetical listing

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Related pages

List of counties in Kansas

References

↑ "QuickFacts: Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
↑ Census - Places; census.gov
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved 30 January 2013.^{[dead link]}
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Military Installations (Fort Riley, Kansas)". Department of Defense. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Military Installations (McConnell AFB, Kansas)". Department of Defense. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 "Military Installations (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)". Department of Defense. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

Other websites

Additional information

Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT): Intrastate mileage between cities
Historical Directory of Kansas Towns

Photos, maps and other images

City maps from KDOT

American Fact Finder Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

[QF-1] "QuickFacts: Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-2] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[3] Census - Places; census.gov

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved 30 January 2013.^{[dead link]}

[:1-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[Fort_Riley-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Military Installations (Fort Riley, Kansas)". Department of Defense. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

[McConnell_AFB-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Military Installations (McConnell AFB, Kansas)". Department of Defense. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

[Fort_Leavenworth-8] 8.0 ^8.1 "Military Installations (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)". Department of Defense. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

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