List of locations in Kansas

Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. The 2010 United States Census says that Kansas is the 34th biggest state by number of people. It has 2,853,132 people living there. It is the 13th biggest by land area spanning 81,758.72 square miles (211,754.1 km²) of land.^[1] Kansas is divided into 105 counties and has 627 incorporated municipalities - which are cities.^[2]

Map of the USA & Kansas

City RequirementsEdit

All incorporated places in Kansas are called cities. Some states call places towns or villages. (11 of 50 states only have cities). Once a city is incorporated in Kansas, it will continue to be a city no matter what.^[3]

There are three categories for cities:

3rd Class Cities - When a city incorporates, it becomes a 3rd class city. To incorporate, a city must generally have at least 300 people living there.
2nd Class Cities - A city may ask to become a 2nd class city when there are 2,000–15,000 people living there. A city that has 2,000–5,000 people may choose to still be a city of the 3rd class. However, they must become a 2nd class city when they have 5,000 people.
1st Class Cities - A city may ask to become a 1st class city when at least 15,000 people live there. A city with only 15,000–25,000 people may choose to still be a 2nd class city. However, it must become a 1st class city when they have 25,000 people.

Cities by number of peopleEdit

Population data based on 2010 census and 2017 estimate with over 5,000 people.^[4] The city of Topeka, in addition to being the county seat for Shawnee County, is the state capital.

Wichita, Kansas' biggest city

Kansas City

Topeka, Kansas' capital

Lawrence, where the University of Kansas is.

2017 rank	City	2017 estimate^[4]	2010 Census^[5]	Change	County
1	Wichita †	390,591	382,368	+2.15%	Sedgwick
2	Overland Park	191,278	173,372	+10.33%	Johnson
3	Kansas City †	152,938	145,786	+4.91%	Wyandotte
4	Olathe †	137,472	125,872	+9.22%	Johnson
5	Topeka †	126,587	127,473	−0.70%	Shawnee
6	Lawrence †	96,982	87,643	+10.66%	Douglas
7	Shawnee	65,513	62,209	+5.31%	Johnson
8	Manhattan †	56,832	52,281	+8.70%	Riley
9	Lenexa	53,553	48,190	+11.13%	Johnson
10	Salina †	46,994	47,707	−1.49%	Saline
11	Hutchinson †	40,772	42,080	−3.11%	Reno
12	Leavenworth †	36,210	35,251	+2.72%	Leavenworth
13	Leawood	34,659	31,867	+8.76%	Johnson
14	Dodge City †	27,720	27,340	+1.39%	Ford
15	Garden City †	26,895	26,658	+0.89%	Finney
16	Emporia †	24,724	24,916	−0.77%	Lyon
17	Derby	23,673	22,158	+6.84%	Sedgwick
18	Junction City †	22,988	23,353	−1.56%	Geary
19	Prairie Village	22,368	21,447	+4.29%	Johnson
20	Gardner	21,583	19,123	+12.86%	Johnson
21	Hays †	20,845	20,510	+1.63%	Ellis
22	Pittsburg	20,216	20,233	−0.08%	Crawford
23	Liberal †	19,826	20,525	−3.41%	Seward
24	Newton †	18,869	19,132	−1.37%	Harvey
25	Great Bend †	15,344	15,995	−4.07%	Barton
26	McPherson †	13,201	13,155	+0.35%	McPherson
27	Andover	13,111	11,791	+11.19%	Butler
28	El Dorado †	12,993	13,021	−0.22%	Butler
29	Ottawa †	12,342	12,649	−2.43%	Franklin
30	Winfield †	12,104	12,301	−1.60%	Cowley
31	Lansing	11,947	11,265	+6.05%	Leavenworth
32	Arkansas City	11,866	12,415	−4.42%	Cowley
33	Haysville	11,278	10,826	+4.18%	Sedgwick
34	Merriam	11,212	11,003	+1.90%	Johnson
35	Atchison †	10,636	11,021	−3.49%	Atchison
36	Parsons	9,761	10,500	−7.04%	Labette
37	Coffeyville	9,481	10,295	−7.91%	Montgomery
38	Mission	9,409	9,323	+0.92%	Johnson
39	Augusta	9,389	9,274	+1.24%	Butler
40	Chanute	9,054	9,119	−0.71%	Neosho
41	Independence †	8,729	9,483	−7.95%	Montgomery
42	Bel Aire	7,914	6,769	+16.92%	Sedgwick
43	Wellington †	7,822	8,172	−4.28%	Sumner
44	Fort Scott †	7,813	8,087	−3.39%	Bourbon
45	Bonner Springs	7,784	7,314	+6.43%	Wyandotte
46	Park City	7,729	7,297	+5.92%	Sedgwick
47	Valley Center	7,300	6,822	+7.01%	Sedgwick
48	Roeland Park	6,772	6,731	+0.61%	Johnson
49	Pratt †	6,748	6,835	−1.27%	Pratt
50	Spring Hill	6,618	5,437	+21.72%	Johnson
51	Abilene †	6,380	6,844	−6.78%	Dickinson
52	Mulvane	6,359	6,111	+4.06%	Sedgwick
53	Eudora	6,329	6,136	+3.15%	Douglas
54	De Soto	6,107	5,720	+6.77%	Johnson
55	Basehor	6,015	4,664	+28.97%	Leavenworth
56	Ulysses †	5,912	6,161	−4.04%	Grant
57	Paola †	5,580	5,602	−0.39%	Miami
58	Tonganoxie	5,444	4,996	+8.97%	Leavenworth
59	Colby †	5,361	5,387	−0.48%	Thomas
60	Iola †	5,354	5,704	−6.14%	Allen
61	Concordia †	5,099	5,395	−5.49%	Cloud

† County seat

Military basesEdit

Grant Hall, the headquarters and symbol of Fort Leavenworth

As a supplement to the list of cities, the following military bases are given because of their size in active members or service members living on the post. The table values for "Population in Quarters" includes reported totals of active duty, family, civilians, reservists, and retired personnel living on the base.

In 2016, over 85,000 people live on military bases in Kansas. This includes over 25,000 active duty personnel. Although not "cities", these military bases certainly should be considered as population centers of note.^[6]^[7]^[8]