Garden City, Kansas

Garden City, Kansas
Historic Windsor Hotel, the Garden City Ampitheater, the Depot Monument, Eat Beef Sign, Historic State Theatre
Historic Windsor Hotel, the Garden City Ampitheater, the Depot Monument, Eat Beef Sign, Historic State Theatre
Nickname(s): 
GCK, The Beef Empire[1]
Location within Finney County and Kansas
Location within Finney County and Kansas
KDOT map of Finney County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°58′37″N 100°51′10″W / 37.97694°N 100.85278°W / 37.97694; -100.85278[2]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyFinney
Founded1878
Incorporated1883
Government
 • MayorDeborah Oyler (R)
Area
 • Total10.93 sq mi (28.32 km2)
 • Land10.91 sq mi (28.26 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation2,828 ft (862 m)
Population
 • Total28,151
 • Density2,600/sq mi (990/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
67846, 67868
Area code620
FIPS code20-25325
GNIS ID485579[2]
Websitegarden-city.org

Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 28,151.[4][5] The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.

  1. ^ Beef Empire Days
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garden City, Kansas
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Garden City, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Garden City, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.