List of locations in Kansas

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.[1] Kansas is divided into 105 counties and has 627 incorporated municipalities - which are cities.[2]
City Requirements[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
Population data based on 2010 census and 2017 estimate with over 5,000 people.[4] The city of Topeka, in addition to being the county seat for Shawnee County, is the state capital.
2017 rank | City | 2017 estimate[4] | 2010 Census[5] | 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[change | change source]

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 |
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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[change | change source]
A[change | change source]
B[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
E[change | change source]
F[change | change source]
G[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
J[change | change source]
K[change | change source]
L[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
O[change | change source]
P[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
R[change | change source]
S[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
U[change | change source]
V[change | change source]
W[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- none
Y[change | change source]
Z[change | change source]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Kansas: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Census - Places; census.gov
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population; April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017; 2017 Population Estimates; Kansas". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ↑ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ 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[change | change source]

- Additional information
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- Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT): Intrastate mileage between cities
- Historical Directory of Kansas Towns
- Photos, maps and other images
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- City maps from KDOT
- American Fact Finder Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine