Goodland, Kansas

Goodland, Kansas
Downtown Goodland (2012)
Downtown Goodland (2012)
Nickname: 
The Golden Buckle on the Wheat Belt
Location within Sherman County and Kansas
Location within Sherman County and Kansas
KDOT map of Sherman County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 101°42′51″W / 39.34889°N 101.71417°W / 39.34889; -101.71417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySherman
Founded1887
Incorporated1887
Named forGoodland, Indiana
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City commission
List
  • Aaron Thompson
  • JJ Howard
  • Jason Showalter
  • Brook Redlin
  • Ann Myers
[2]
 • City ManagerKent Brown[3]
Area
 • Total4.51 sq mi (11.67 km2)
 • Land4.50 sq mi (11.66 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation3,691 ft (1,125 m)
Population
 • Total4,465
 • Density990/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
67735
Area code785
FIPS code20-26875
GNIS ID485583[1]
Websitegoodlandks.gov

Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,465.[5] It was named after Goodland, Indiana.[6] Goodland is home to Northwest Kansas Technical College.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodland, Kansas
  2. ^ "City Commission". City of Goodland. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "City Manager". City of Goodland. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Profile of Goodland, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. pp. 300.