Dodge City, Kansas
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"Dodge City" redirects here. For the town, see Dodge City, Alabama. For other uses, see Dodge City (disambiguation).
Dodge City is 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]
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Dodge City, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
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" | |
Coordinates: 37°45′40″N 100°01′06″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Ford |
Founded | 1872[2] |
Incorporated | 1875[3] |
Named for | Fort Dodge |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michael Burns[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 14.77 sq mi (38.24 km2) |
• Land | 14.66 sq mi (37.97 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
Elevation | 2,559 ft (780 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,788 |
• Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 67801, 67843 |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-18250 |
GNIS ID | 485563[1] |
Website | dodgecity.org |
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