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Most sparsely populated, Kansas cities · 2000

Kansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 63 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 1,355.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Maize, KSKS7,853191+23%

02Spring Hill, KSKS10,777292+25%

03Basehor, KSKS8,249313+39%

04Goddard, KSKS6,638402+13%

05De Soto, KSKS7,083405+99%

06Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962433+6%

07Louisburg, KSKS5,299528+31%

08Park City, KSKS9,458579+15%

09Andover, KSKS17,370643+66%

10Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208672+16%

11Valley Center, KSKS7,685687+35%

12Lansing, KSKS11,331748+29%

13Gardner, KSKS26,154769+203%

14Pratt, KSKS6,574852−2%

15Bel Aire, KSKS10,287863+58%

16Paola, KSKS5,880946+7%

17Parsons, KSKS9,3151,083−3%

18Winfield, KSKS11,7451,095+2%

19Wellington, KSKS7,5411,135+3%

20Shawnee, KSKS69,8481,143+26%

21Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,155+12%

22Newton, KSKS18,3531,161+3%

23Coffeyville, KSKS8,4601,164−15%

24Kansas City, KSKS157,8051,177−2%

25Lenexa, KSKS60,5061,181+18%

26Mulvane, KSKS7,0301,222+10%

27El Dorado, KSKS12,6961,259+4%

28Atchison, KSKS10,7891,276−4%

29Independence, KSKS8,1931,284−2%

30Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001,284−6%

31Chanute, KSKS8,5841,325−1%

32Abilene, KSKS6,5521,355+5%

33Iola, KSKS5,2401,411−1%

34Eudora, KSKS6,5061,423+43%

35Leavenworth, KSKS37,0121,454−8%

36Great Bend, KSKS14,2661,457−1%

37Pittsburg, KSKS20,5691,466+8%

38Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,486−1%

39Olathe, KSKS150,0251,489+47%

40Colby, KSKS5,4891,489+1%

41Junction City, KSKS22,5831,636−8%

42Liberal, KSKS19,0101,636+19%

43Hutchinson, KSKS39,5951,659+4%

44McPherson, KSKS13,9181,682+11%

45Dodge City, KSKS27,6531,708+19%

46Derby, KSKS26,6061,710+21%

47Salina, KSKS46,0941,746+8%

48Haysville, KSKS11,3531,813+2%

49Leawood, KSKS34,0931,831+40%

50Ulysses, KSKS5,5241,846+8%

51Overland Park, KSKS203,6771,982+33%

52Topeka, KSKS125,7951,985+2%

53Augusta, KSKS9,0731,986+7%

54Wichita, KSKS400,9872,113+13%

55Emporia, KSKS24,1372,173+5%

56Manhattan, KSKS54,6732,234+19%

57Hays, KSKS21,2582,316+13%

58Lawrence, KSKS96,3672,338+22%

59Merriam, KSKS11,5092,550−7%

60Garden City, KSKS27,4022,584+18%

61Prairie, KSKS23,0083,554−5%

62Mission, KSKS10,1253,646+2%

63Roeland Park, KSKS6,6834,208−12%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS