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Dodge City, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
 El Capitan cattle drive monument (2008) | |
 Flag  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 | |
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| Coordinates: 37°45′40″N 100°01′06″W / 37.76111°N 100.01833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ford |
| Founded | 1872[2] |
| Incorporated | 1875[3] |
| Named for | Fort Dodge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chuck Taylor[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 |
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]
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodge City, Kansas
- ^ "Ford County Historical Society – Dodge City, Kansas". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ Ford County Comprehensive Plan 1999 (Report). Ford County Planning Commission. 1999. p. 6.
- ^ "City Commission | Dodge City, KS - Official Website". Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wright, Robert M. Dodge City, The Cowboy Capital, 1913.
- ^ Schmidt, Heinie, "Fort Dodge State Soldiers' Home", High Plains Journal, January 15, 1948.
- ^ "Dodge City". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 8, 2010.