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Dodge City is located at 250km west of Wichita.
Dodge City became famous in frontier days, when cattle drives,
saloon brawls and main-street shoot-outs were familiar -- if not
everyday -- occurrences. The town's western heritage was
popularized by the long-running Gunsmoke television series,
which chronicled the colorful, if fictional, exploits of
Marshall Matt Dillon of Dodge City.
Population (year 2000): 25,176. Estimated
population in July 2005: 26,104 (+3.7% change)
Males: 12,998 (51.6%), Females: 12,178 (48.4%)
Ford County
Zip code:
67801
Median resident age: 28.9 years
Median household income: $37,156 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,900 (year 2000)
Races in Dodge City:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.5%)
- Hispanic (42.9%)
- Other race (20.8%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Vietnamese (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.5%), United States
(7.4%), Irish (6.0%), English (5.5%), French (1.8%),
Scotch-Irish (1.5%).
Elevation: 2550 feet
Land area: 12.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dodge City
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dodge City city
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 7.9%
25.2% Foreign born (22.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,810 (+17.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Dodge City:
- WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX (3001 AVENUE
A)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dodge City:
- HODGEMAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles;
JETMORE, KS)
- MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
MINNEOLA, KS)
- EDWARDS CO HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CTR (about 43
miles; KINSLEY, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dodge City:
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS; ID: GCK)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 82 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dodge City:
- WILROADS GARDENS (about 8 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID:
9K1)
- JETMORE MUNI (about 18 miles; JETMORE, KS; ID: K79)
- CIMARRON MUNI (about 24 miles; CIMARRON, KS; ID:
8K8)
Amtrak station:
DODGE CITY (CENTRAL & WYATT EARP STS.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Dodge City:
- DODGE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,177; Location: 2501 N 14TH AVE; Public;
Website: www.dccc.cc.ks.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dodge City:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 178
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 213 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Public high school in Dodge City:
- DODGE CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,694;
Location: 2201 ROSS BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dodge City:
- DODGE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 844;
Location: 2000 SIXTH; Grades: 07 - 08)
- COMANCHE INTERMEDIATE CENTER (Students: 581;
Location: 1601 FIRST AVE.; Grades: 04 - 06)
- MILLER ELEM (Students: 476; Location: 1100
AVE G; Grades: KG - 04)
- LINN ELEMENTARY (Students: 450; Location:
1900 W LINN ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- NORTHWEST ELEM (Students: 434; Location: 2100
SIXTH; Grades: KG - 04)
- SUNNYSIDE ELEM (Students: 418; Location: 511
SUNNYSIDE; Grades: KG - 04)
- CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 330; Location: 1100
CENTRAL AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- BEESON ELEMENTARY (Students: 330; Location:
1700 W BEESON RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- SOULE INTERMEDIATE CENTER (Students: 295;
Location: 401 SOULE STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
- WILROADS GARDENS ELEM (Students: 108;
Location: 11558 E MAIN RD; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Dodge City:
- SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 363;
Location: 905 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Dodge City:
- DODGE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$685,681; Location: 1001 N. SECOND AVE.; 110,601 books;
2,281 audio materials; 4,741 video materials; 170 serial
subscriptions)
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