Welcome to Hugoton ...
The city of Hugoton is located in Stevens County<1> and is the County Seat for Stevens County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hugoton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hugoton has a population of 3,698 people<2> (see below for details).
Hugoton is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hugoton is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Hugoton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Hugoton and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Hugoton is located in the (620) area code.
The ZIP code for Hugoton: 67951<4>
The city of Hugoton was previously named Hugo.
Websites for Hugoton ...
Official Website: www.cityofhugoton.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hugoton had an population of 3,698 people. This is a decrease of 5.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.27% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hugoton had a population of 3,904 people (which is 68.2% of the total population of Stevens County). This makes Hugoton the county's most populous community.
The population of Hugoton represents 0.14% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,904 people, the population of Hugoton increased 5.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,708 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hugoton.
Communities near Hugoton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hugoton.
- Rolla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Former name for Moscow:
- Mosco
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
- Straight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
- Straight is located in Texas County (OK)
- Tyrone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Tyrone is located in Texas County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <6>
- Hooker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Texas County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooker <6>
- Richfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield is located in Morton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Liberal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Liberal is located in Seward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <6>
- Satanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satanta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satanta
- Satanta is located in Haskell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satanta <6>
- Ulysses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ulysses is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <6>
- Platt City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
- Platt City is located in Stanton County
- Platt City has also been known as:
- Platt
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 Hugoton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hugoton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hugoton. 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 Hugoton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hugoton. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hugoton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hugoton ...
Looking for more information about Hugoton? 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 Hugoton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hugoton.
Adding Hugoton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hugoton 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 Hugoton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Hugoton post office opened in 1886.
We also found Hugoton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hugoton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hugoton: www.cityofhugoton.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hugoton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hugoton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hugoton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hugoton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |