Welcome to Ford ...

The city of Ford is located in Ford County<1>.

The location of Ford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Ford: Named for Colonel James Hobart Ford (1829-1867).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ford has a population of 214 people<3> (see below for details).

Ford is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Ford is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Ford: (620)

The ZIP code for Ford: 67842<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ford had an population of 214 people. This is a decrease of 0.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ford had a population of 216 people. This makes Ford the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 216 people, the population of Ford decreased 31.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 314 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ford.

Communities Also Named Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Ford - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ford.

Communities near Ford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ford.

• Dodge City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Dodge City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge City <6>
• Spearville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
  • Spearville is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Bucklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
  • Bucklin is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <6>
• Minneola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <6>
• Mullinville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
  • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <6>
• Wilroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
  • Wilroads is located in Ford County
• Fort Dodge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
• Wilroads Gardens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
  • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
• Windhorst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
  • Windhorst is located in Ford County
• Windthorst
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
  • Windthorst is located in Ford County

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 Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ford. 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 Ford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ford. See our Newspapers Page for Ford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ford ...

Looking for more information about Ford? 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 Ford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ford.

Adding Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ford 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 Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ford post office opened in 1885.

We also found Ford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ford County: www.fordcounty.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/