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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[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[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.

Wichita, Kansas' biggest city
Kansas City
Topeka, Kansas' 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

Military bases[change | change source]

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]

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References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "QuickFacts: Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Census - Places; census.gov
  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]
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  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.
  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.
  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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