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Welcome to Park City ...

The city of Park City is located in Sedgwick County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Park City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Park City has a population of 7,765 people<3> (see below for details).

Park City is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Park City is within the boundaries of the (316) area code.

Websites for Park City ...

Official Website: www.parkcityks.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Park City had an population of 7,765 people. This is an increase of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Park City had a population of 7,297 people. This makes Park City the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Park City represents 0.26% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,297 people, the population of Park City increased 25.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,814 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Park City.

Communities Also Named Park City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Park City - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana (3), New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Park City ...

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

  • Wichita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Derby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <5>
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
  • Haysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <5>
  • Maize
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
    • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <5>
  • Goddard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <5>
  • Halstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
    • Halstead is located in Harvey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <5>
  • North Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
    • North Newton is located in Harvey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park City ...

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

Adding Park City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Park 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 Park City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Park City post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Park City.

The official website for Park City: www.parkcityks.com/

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

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 Sedgwick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Park City.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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