List of cities in Kansas

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Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2023 United States Census estimate its population is 2,940,546 and Kansas has a growth rate of 0.09% annually, which ranks 31st among all 50 states. Kansas is 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 municipalities consisting of cities. [2]

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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.

Highest population listing

Population data based on 2020 census and 2023 estimate with over 4,000 people. The city of Topeka, in addition to being the county seat for Shawnee County, is the state capital.

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Wichita, most populous city in Kansas
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Kansas City
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Topeka, capital of Kansas
2023 RankCity2023 Estimate [4] 2020 Census [5] ChangeCounty
1 Wichita † 396,119397,532−0.36% Sedgwick
2 Overland Park 197,089197,238−0.08% Johnson
3 Kansas City † 152,933156,607−2.35% Wyandotte
4 Olathe † 147,461141,290+4.37% Johnson
5 Topeka †† 125,475126,587−0.88% Shawnee
6 Lawrence † 96,20794,934+1.34% Douglas
7 Shawnee 69,41767,311+3.13% Johnson
8 Lenexa 58,53657,434+1.92% Johnson
9 Manhattan † 53,68254,100−0.77% Riley
Pottawatomie
10 Salina † 45,79246,889−2.34% Saline
11 Hutchinson † 39,66240,006−0.86% Reno
12 Leavenworth † 37,03437,351−0.85% Leavenworth
13 Leawood 33,98033,902+0.23% Johnson
14 Dodge City † 27,51427,788−0.99% Ford
15 Garden City † 27,37128,151−2.77% Finney
16 Derby 26,23325,625+2.37% Sedgwick
17 Gardner 25,37823,287+8.98% Johnson
18 Emporia † 24,10524,139−0.14% Lyon
19 Prairie Village 22,90022,957−0.25% Johnson
20 Junction City † 21,85622,932−4.69% Geary
21 Hays † 21,04021,116−0.36% Ellis
22 Pittsburg 20,50420,646−0.69% Crawford
23 Liberal † 18,99919,825−4.17% Seward
24 Newton † 18,25118,602−1.89% Harvey
25 Andover 15,81414,892+6.19% Butler
26 Great Bend † 14,37214,733−2.45% Barton
27 McPherson † 13,90614,082−1.25% McPherson
28 El Dorado † 12,91912,870+0.38% Butler
29 Ottawa † 12,68612,625+0.48% Franklin
30 Arkansas City 11,76511,974−1.75% Cowley
31 Winfield † 11,66911,777−0.92% Cowley
32 Haysville 11,26811,262+0.05% Sedgwick
33 Lansing 11,22111,239−0.16% Leavenworth
34 Merriam 10,87511,098−2.01% Johnson
35 Atchison † 10,67010,885−1.98% Atchison
36 Mission 10,0149,954+0.60% Johnson
37 Spring Hill 9,6897,952+21.84% Johnson
Miami
38 Bel Aire 9,5378,262+15.43% Sedgwick
39 Parsons 9,3629,600−2.48% Labette
40 Augusta 9,2459,256−0.12% Butler
41 Park City 8,8088,333+5.70% Sedgwick
42 Coffeyville 8,5708,826−2.90% Montgomery
43 Chanute 8,4688,722−2.91% Neosho
44 Independence † 8,3158,548−2.73% Montgomery
45 Basehor 7,7196,896+11.93% Leavenworth
46 Bonner Springs 7,6217,837−2.76% Wyandotte
Johnson
Leavenworth
47 Wellington † 7,5687,715−1.91% Sumner
48 Fort Scott † 7,5657,552+0.17% Bourbon
49 Valley Center 7,3477,340+0.10% Sedgwick
50 Mulvane 6,9366,286+10.34% Sumner
Sedgwick
51 Maize 6,8025,735+18.61% Sedgwick
52 Roeland Park 6,7126,871−2.31% Johnson
53 Pratt † 6,5466,603−0.86% Pratt
54 De Soto 6,5396,118+6.88% Johnson
Leavenworth
55 Eudora 6,4666,408+0.91% Douglas
56 Abilene † 6,4436,460−0.26% Dickinson
57 Tonganoxie 6,1025,573+9.49% Leavenworth
58 Paola † 5,7805,768+0.21% Miami
59 Goddard 5,7085,084+12.27% Sedgwick
60 Ulysses † 5,6165,788−2.97% Grant
61 Colby † 5,5895,570+0.34% Thomas
62 Iola † 5,3185,396−1.45% Allen
63 Louisburg 5,1704,969+4.05% Miami
64 Concordia † 5,0045,111−2.09% Cloud
65 Baldwin City 4,9294,826+2.13% Douglas
66 Wamego 4,8464,841+0.10% Pottawatomie
Wabaunsee
67 Edwardsville 4,6414,717−1.61% Wyandotte
68 Goodland † 4,4034,465−1.39% Sherman
69 Russell † 4,4004,401−0.02% Russell
70 Rose Hill 4,3324,185+3.51% Butler
71 Osawatomie 4,2414,255−0.33% Miami
72 Fairway 4,1584,170−0.29% Johnson
73 Clay Center † 4,0944,199−2.50% Clay
County seat
†† State capital and county seat

Military installations

Grant Hall, the headquarters and symbol of Fort Leavenworth Clocktower-Sherman-Grant-SheridanHalls Nov-2002 0056.jpg
Grant Hall, the headquarters and symbol of Fort Leavenworth
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]

InstallationPopulation in quartersActive duty personnelCounty
Fort Riley 54,95718,553Riley and Geary [6]
McConnell Air Force Base 17,5232,989Sedgwick [7]
Fort Leavenworth 12,7335,383Leavenworth [8]

Alphabetical listing

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Fictional cities

See also

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