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FIPS code. 20-18250. GNIS ID. 485563 [1] Website. dodgecity.org. Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. [6][7] It was named after nearby Fort Dodge, which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge.
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 km 2) of land. [1]
In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-283 is a main north–south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border in the western part of the state. Along the way it intersects other major routes including US-50, US-56 and US-400 in Dodge City, Interstate 70 (I-70) and US-40 in WaKeeney. It also intersects US-36 and K-383 in ...
Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City. [2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,287. [1] The county was named in honor of James Ford, a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War.
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
U.S. Route 50 (US-50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-50 is a main east–west highway serving the ...
David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas: FI 37,466: 1,300 sq mi (3,367 km 2) Ford County: 057: Dodge City: 1867: From unorganized area: James H. Ford, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri: FO 33,980: 1,099 sq mi (2,846 km 2) Franklin County: 059: Ottawa: 1855: One of the original 36 counties
The Santa Fe Trail Remains are located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Dodge City, on 140 acres (57 ha) of former agricultural land. The ruts extend for about 2 miles (3.2 km), with a width of as much as 400 feet (120 m) of rutted terrain. The actual trail route is crossed in several places, by US 50, a railroad right-of-way, and irrigation ditches.