Dodge City, Kansas
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- For Michael Curtiz's 1939 western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film).
Dodge City is a city and county seat of Ford County, Kansas. It was named after Grenville M. Dodge. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 25,176.
The city's name is well known to generations of Americans, as the long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City.
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Trivia
Featured in the Video Game Gun.
Geography
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Dodge City is located at 37°45'35" North, 100°1'6" West (37.759671, -100.018212)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.9 km² (12.7 mi²). 32.7 km² (12.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.86% water.
Dodge City is served by two commercial airlines at Dodge City Regional Airport.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 25,176 people, 8,395 households, and 5,968 families residing in the city. The population density was 770.9/km² (1,995.8/mi²). There were 8,976 housing units at an average density of 274.8/km² (711.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.43% White, 1.94% African American, 0.69% Native American, 2.37% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 20.82% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. 42.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,395 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,156, and the median income for a family was $41,672. Males had a median income of $26,881 versus $22,064 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,538. 13.9% of the population and 11.1% of families were below the poverty line. 17.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Old West/Cattle Drives
During the time of cattle drives Dodge City was a point where the end of the cattle driving was completed and the cattle were put onto trains to be taken to towns for processing.
Notable Natives
- Wyatt Earp, 1870s lawman
- Pat Roberts, U.S. Senator from Kansas
- Dennis Hopper, actor and film-maker
- Lila Leeds, actress
