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Welcome to Dodge City ...The city of Dodge City is located in Ford County<1> and is the County Seat for Ford County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dodge City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. The origin (or the toponymy) of Dodge City: Named for Colonel Richard I. Dodge. When the people of Dodge City refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Dodge Citian<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dodge City has a population of 26,884 people<3> (see below for details). Dodge City is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dodge City is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Dodge City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Dodge City is within the boundaries of the (620) area code. The ZIP code for Dodge City: 67801<5> Websites for Dodge City ...Official Website: www.dodgecity.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.dodgechamber.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dodge City had an population of 26,884 people. This is a decrease of 1.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.78% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dodge City had a population of 27,340 people (or 80.77% of the total population of Ford County). This makes Dodge City the county's most populous community. The population of Dodge City represents 0.96% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 27,340 people, the population of Dodge City increased 8.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 25,176 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dodge City. Communities Also Named Dodge City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dodge City - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dodge City. Communities near Dodge City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dodge City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dodge City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dodge City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dodge City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodge City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodge City. Our list includes 33 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dodge City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dodge City ...Looking for more information about Dodge City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Dodge City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dodge City. Adding Dodge City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dodge City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dodge City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Dodge City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dodge City. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Dodge City: www.dodgecity.org/ The official website for Ford County: www.fordcounty.net/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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