List of cities in Kansas

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]

This article needs to be updated. (April 2021)

City requirements

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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.

Cities of the 3rd Class - When a city incorporates, it becomes a city of the 3rd class. To incorporate, a city must generally have either 300 inhabitants or 300 or more platted lots served by water and sewer lines. This minimum requirement has increased since older historical minimum requirements.
Cities of the 2nd Class - A city may petition to become a city of the 2nd class when its population is more than 2,000 but less than 15,000. A city whose population is between 2,000 and 15,000 may elect to remain a city of the 3rd class, but must become a city of the 2nd class when it reaches 15,000 population.
Cities of the 1st Class - A city may petition to become a city of the 1st class when its population reaches 15,000. A city whose population is between 15,000 and 25,000 may elect to remain a city of the 2nd class but must become a city of the 1st class when it reaches 25,000 population.

Highest population listing

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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.

More information 2023 Rank, City ...

2023 Rank	City	2023 Estimate^[4]	2020 Census^[5]	Change	County
1	Wichita †	396,119	397,532	−0.36%	Sedgwick
2	Overland Park	197,089	197,238	−0.08%	Johnson
3	Kansas City †	152,933	156,607	−2.35%	Wyandotte
4	Olathe †	147,461	141,290	+4.37%	Johnson
5	Topeka ††	125,475	126,587	−0.88%	Shawnee
6	Lawrence †	96,207	94,934	+1.34%	Douglas
7	Shawnee	69,417	67,311	+3.13%	Johnson
8	Lenexa	58,536	57,434	+1.92%	Johnson
9	Manhattan †	53,682	54,100	−0.77%	Riley Pottawatomie
10	Salina †	45,792	46,889	−2.34%	Saline
11	Hutchinson †	39,662	40,006	−0.86%	Reno
12	Leavenworth †	37,034	37,351	−0.85%	Leavenworth
13	Leawood	33,980	33,902	+0.23%	Johnson
14	Dodge City †	27,514	27,788	−0.99%	Ford
15	Garden City †	27,371	28,151	−2.77%	Finney
16	Derby	26,233	25,625	+2.37%	Sedgwick
17	Gardner	25,378	23,287	+8.98%	Johnson
18	Emporia †	24,105	24,139	−0.14%	Lyon
19	Prairie Village	22,900	22,957	−0.25%	Johnson
20	Junction City †	21,856	22,932	−4.69%	Geary
21	Hays †	21,040	21,116	−0.36%	Ellis
22	Pittsburg	20,504	20,646	−0.69%	Crawford
23	Liberal †	18,999	19,825	−4.17%	Seward
24	Newton †	18,251	18,602	−1.89%	Harvey
25	Andover	15,814	14,892	+6.19%	Butler
26	Great Bend †	14,372	14,733	−2.45%	Barton
27	McPherson †	13,906	14,082	−1.25%	McPherson
28	El Dorado †	12,919	12,870	+0.38%	Butler
29	Ottawa †	12,686	12,625	+0.48%	Franklin
30	Arkansas City	11,765	11,974	−1.75%	Cowley
31	Winfield †	11,669	11,777	−0.92%	Cowley
32	Haysville	11,268	11,262	+0.05%	Sedgwick
33	Lansing	11,221	11,239	−0.16%	Leavenworth
34	Merriam	10,875	11,098	−2.01%	Johnson
35	Atchison †	10,670	10,885	−1.98%	Atchison
36	Mission	10,014	9,954	+0.60%	Johnson
37	Spring Hill	9,689	7,952	+21.84%	Johnson Miami
38	Bel Aire	9,537	8,262	+15.43%	Sedgwick
39	Parsons	9,362	9,600	−2.48%	Labette
40	Augusta	9,245	9,256	−0.12%	Butler
41	Park City	8,808	8,333	+5.70%	Sedgwick
42	Coffeyville	8,570	8,826	−2.90%	Montgomery
43	Chanute	8,468	8,722	−2.91%	Neosho
44	Independence †	8,315	8,548	−2.73%	Montgomery
45	Basehor	7,719	6,896	+11.93%	Leavenworth
46	Bonner Springs	7,621	7,837	−2.76%	Wyandotte Johnson Leavenworth
47	Wellington †	7,568	7,715	−1.91%	Sumner
48	Fort Scott †	7,565	7,552	+0.17%	Bourbon
49	Valley Center	7,347	7,340	+0.10%	Sedgwick
50	Mulvane	6,936	6,286	+10.34%	Sumner Sedgwick
51	Maize	6,802	5,735	+18.61%	Sedgwick
52	Roeland Park	6,712	6,871	−2.31%	Johnson
53	Pratt †	6,546	6,603	−0.86%	Pratt
54	De Soto	6,539	6,118	+6.88%	Johnson Leavenworth
55	Eudora	6,466	6,408	+0.91%	Douglas
56	Abilene †	6,443	6,460	−0.26%	Dickinson
57	Tonganoxie	6,102	5,573	+9.49%	Leavenworth
58	Paola †	5,780	5,768	+0.21%	Miami
59	Goddard	5,708	5,084	+12.27%	Sedgwick
60	Ulysses †	5,616	5,788	−2.97%	Grant
61	Colby †	5,589	5,570	+0.34%	Thomas
62	Iola †	5,318	5,396	−1.45%	Allen
63	Louisburg	5,170	4,969	+4.05%	Miami
64	Concordia †	5,004	5,111	−2.09%	Cloud
65	Baldwin City	4,929	4,826	+2.13%	Douglas
66	Wamego	4,846	4,841	+0.10%	Pottawatomie Wabaunsee
67	Edwardsville	4,641	4,717	−1.61%	Wyandotte
68	Goodland †	4,403	4,465	−1.39%	Sherman
69	Russell †	4,400	4,401	−0.02%	Russell
70	Rose Hill	4,332	4,185	+3.51%	Butler
71	Osawatomie	4,241	4,255	−0.33%	Miami
72	Fairway	4,158	4,170	−0.29%	Johnson
73	Clay Center †	4,094	4,199	−2.50%	Clay

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Military installations

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]

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Installation	Population in quarters	Active duty personnel	County
Fort Riley	54,957	18,553	Riley and Geary^[6]
McConnell Air Force Base	17,523	2,989	Sedgwick^[7]
Fort Leavenworth	12,733	5,383	Leavenworth^[8]

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Fictional cities

Flowers, Kansas, from the book The Van Gogh Cafe, located on I-70 interstate.
Jericho, Kansas, setting of the 2006 TV series Jericho, located approximately where the real cities of Colby and Oakley are located in northwest Kansas.
Rustwater, Kansas, the setting of the 1992 film Leap of Faith.
Smallville, Kansas, childhood hometown of fictional character Superman.
Stubbville, Kansas, the town the "people train" passes through near Wichita in the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
Nowhere, Kansas, the nearest town to the main farmhouse in the 1999 animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Rachel, Kansas, the setting of the 1966 film, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.
Pork Corners, Kansas, hometown of Sgt. Orville Snorkel of Beetle Bailey comics.