Dodge City, Kansas

"Dodge City" redirects here. For the town, see Dodge City, Alabama. For other uses, see Dodge City (disambiguation).

Dodge City, Kansas
City and County seat
El Capitan cattle drive monument (2008)
El Capitan cattle drive monument (2008)
Flag of Dodge City, Kansas
Flag
Official seal of Dodge City, Kansas
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"Cowboy Capital of The World"; "Wicked Little City"; "King of Cowtowns"
Motto(s): 
"Get The Heck Into Dodge";
"The Wickedest Little City in America"
Location within Ford County and Kansas
Location within Ford County and Kansas
KDOT map of Ford County (legend)
KDOT map of Ford County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°45′40″N 100°01′06″W / 37.76111°N 100.01833°W / 37.76111; -100.01833[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyFord
Founded1872[2]
Incorporated1875[3]
Named forFort Dodge
Government
 • MayorChuck Taylor[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total
14.77 sq mi (38.24 km2)
 • Land14.66 sq mi (37.97 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,559 ft (780 m)
Population
 (2020)[6][7]
 • Total
27,788
 • Density1,900/sq mi (730/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
67801, 67843
Area code620
FIPS code20-18250
GNIS ID485563[1]
Websitedodgecity.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. The city is known in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodge City, Kansas
  2. ^ "Ford County Historical Society – Dodge City, Kansas". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Ford County Comprehensive Plan 1999 (Report). Ford County Planning Commission. 1999. p. 6.
  4. ^ "City Commission | Dodge City, KS - Official Website". Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Profile of Dodge City, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Dodge City, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Wright, Robert M. Dodge City, The Cowboy Capital, 1913.
  9. ^ Schmidt, Heinie, "Fort Dodge State Soldiers' Home", High Plains Journal, January 15, 1948.
  10. ^ "Dodge City". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 8, 2010.