Garden City, Kansas

Garden City, Kansas
Historic Windsor Hotel, the Garden City Amphitheater, the Depot Monument, Eat Beef Sign, Historic State Theatre
Nickname(s): 
GCK, The Beef Empire[1]
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
 • MayorRoy Cessna
Area
 • Total
10.93 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
 • Total
28,151
 • 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.