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Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Kansas is the 34th most populous state with 2,853,132 inhabitants and the 13th largest by land area spanning 81,758.72 square miles (211,754.1 km²) of land.[1] Kansas is divided into 105 counties and contains 627 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities.[2]

This article needs to be updated. (April 2021)

City requirements

All incorporated communities in Kansas are called cities, unlike in some states where some are called towns or villages. (11 of 50 states only have cities).

Once a city is incorporated in Kansas, it will continue to be a city even after falling below the minimum required to become a city, and even if the minimum is later raised.[3] A city can de-incorporate, but if citizens decide to re-incorporate at a later date, then new minimum requirements must be met.

By State law, cities in Kansas are divided into three classes.

• Cities of the 3rd Class - When a city incorporates, it becomes a city of the 3rd class. To incorporate, a city must generally have either 300 inhabitants or 300 or more platted lots served by water and sewer lines. This minimum requirement has increased since older historical minimum requirements.
• Cities of the 2nd Class - A city may petition to become a city of the 2nd class when its population is more than 2,000 but less than 15,000. A city whose population is between 2,000 and 5,000 may elect to remain a city of the 3rd class, but must become a city of the 2nd class when it reaches 5,000 population.
• Cities of the 1st Class - A city may petition to become a city of the 1st class when its population reaches 15,000. A city whose population is between 15,000 and 25,000 may elect to remain a city of the 2nd class but must become a city of the 1st class when it reaches 25,000 population.

Highest population listing

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.

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

Military installations

See Kansas forts and posts for a historical list

As a supplement to the list of cities, the following military installations are provided because of their relative size in active duty and/or service members living on the post and their location within the borders of the state of Kansas. The table values for "Population in Quarters" includes reported totals of active duty, family, civilians, reservists, and retired personnel living on the installation.

As of 2016, over 85,000 people live on military installations in Kansas—including over 25,000 active duty personnel. Although not considered "cities", these military installations 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

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

• Quenemo
• Quinter

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

none

Y

• Yates Center

Z

• Zenda
• Zurich

Fictional cities

• Flowers, Kansas, from the book The Van Gogh Cafe, located on I-70 interstate.
• Jericho, Kansas, setting of the 2006 TV series Jericho, located approximately where the real cities of Colby and Oakley are located in northwest Kansas.
• Rustwater, Kansas, the setting of the 1992 film Leap of Faith.
• Smallville, Kansas, childhood hometown of fictional character Superman.
• Stubbville, Kansas, the town the "people train" passes through near Wichita in the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
• Nowhere, Kansas, the nearest town to the main farmhouse in the 1999 animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
• Rachel, Kansas, the setting of the 1966 film, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.
• Pork Corners, Kansas, hometown of Sgt. Orville Snorkel of Beetle Bailey comics.

See also

• Kansas census statistical areas
• Kansas locations by per capita income
• Kansas license plate county codes
• List of counties in Kansas
• List of townships in Kansas
• List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
• List of ghost towns in Kansas
• Lists of places in Kansas

References

External links

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

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