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Most densely populated, Kansas cities · 1990

Kansas cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 63 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Roeland Park, KSKS6,6834,757+13%

02Prairie, KSKS23,0083,733+5%

03Mission, KSKS10,1253,562−2%

04Merriam, KSKS11,5092,738+7%

05Garden City, KSKS27,4022,189−15%

06Emporia, KSKS24,1372,072−5%

07Hays, KSKS21,2582,056−11%

08Topeka, KSKS125,7951,944−2%

09Lawrence, KSKS96,3671,917−18%

10Manhattan, KSKS54,6731,881−16%

11Wichita, KSKS400,9871,866−12%

12Augusta, KSKS9,0731,857−6%

13Junction City, KSKS22,5831,785+9%

14Haysville, KSKS11,3531,783−2%

15Ulysses, KSKS5,5241,711−7%

16Salina, KSKS46,0941,617−7%

17Hutchinson, KSKS39,5951,599−4%

18Leavenworth, KSKS37,0121,581+9%

19McPherson, KSKS13,9181,512−10%

20Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,498+1%

21Overland Park, KSKS203,6771,486−25%

22Colby, KSKS5,4891,474−1%

23Great Bend, KSKS14,2661,465+1%

24Dodge City, KSKS27,6531,433−16%

25Iola, KSKS5,2401,422+1%

26Derby, KSKS26,6061,412−17%

27Liberal, KSKS19,0101,379−16%

28Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001,370+7%

29Coffeyville, KSKS8,4601,364+17%

30Pittsburg, KSKS20,5691,354−8%

31Chanute, KSKS8,5841,336+1%

32Atchison, KSKS10,7891,329+4%

33Independence, KSKS8,1931,306+2%

34Leawood, KSKS34,0931,304−29%

35Abilene, KSKS6,5521,292−5%

36El Dorado, KSKS12,6961,209−4%

37Kansas City, KSKS157,8051,201+2%

38Newton, KSKS18,3531,128−3%

39Parsons, KSKS9,3151,122+4%

40Mulvane, KSKS7,0301,110−9%

41Wellington, KSKS7,5411,103−3%

42Winfield, KSKS11,7451,071−2%

43Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,034−11%

44Olathe, KSKS150,0251,016−32%

45Lenexa, KSKS60,506999−15%

46Eudora, KSKS6,506993−30%

47Shawnee, KSKS69,848905−21%

48Paola, KSKS5,880887−6%

49Pratt, KSKS6,574867+2%

50Lansing, KSKS11,331579−23%

51Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208578−14%

52Bel Aire, KSKS10,287546−37%

53Valley Center, KSKS7,685510−26%

54Park City, KSKS9,458503−13%

55Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962410−5%

56Louisburg, KSKS5,299403−24%

57Andover, KSKS17,370389−40%

58Goddard, KSKS6,638356−11%

59Gardner, KSKS26,154254−67%

60Spring Hill, KSKS10,777234−20%

61Basehor, KSKS8,249225−28%

62De Soto, KSKS7,083204−50%

63Maize, KSKS7,853155−19%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES