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Most sparsely populated, Kansas cities · 2010

Kansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Maize, KSKS7,853349+83%

02Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962468+8%

03De Soto, KSKS7,083508+25%

04Spring Hill, KSKS10,777581+99%

05Basehor, KSKS8,249646+106%

06Park City, KSKS9,458726+26%

07Goddard, KSKS6,638858+113%

08Louisburg, KSKS5,299884+68%

09Pratt, KSKS6,574886+4%

10Lansing, KSKS11,331916+22%

11Valley Center, KSKS7,685960+40%

12Parsons, KSKS9,315988−9%

13Bel Aire, KSKS10,2871,001+16%

14Paola, KSKS5,8801,057+12%

15Wellington, KSKS7,5411,073−5%

16Coffeyville, KSKS8,4601,087−7%

17Winfield, KSKS11,7451,104+1%

18Andover, KSKS17,3701,132+76%

19Kansas City, KSKS157,8051,169−1%

20Fort Riley, KSKS8,6061,211–

21Ottawa, KSKS12,7161,226+6%

22Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2081,231+83%

23Independence, KSKS8,1931,237−4%

24Iola, KSKS5,2401,277−9%

25Chanute, KSKS8,5841,284−3%

26Newton, KSKS18,3531,292+11%

27Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001,333+4%

28El Dorado, KSKS12,6961,360+8%

29Atchison, KSKS10,7891,375+8%

30Lenexa, KSKS60,5061,414+20%

31Abilene, KSKS6,5521,417+5%

32Leavenworth, KSKS37,0121,447−0%

33Mulvane, KSKS7,0301,448+19%

34Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001,449−3%

35Colby, KSKS5,4891,471−1%

36Shawnee, KSKS69,8481,482+30%

37Great Bend, KSKS14,2661,519+4%

38Pittsburg, KSKS20,5691,541+5%

39Gardner, KSKS26,1541,565+104%

40McPherson, KSKS13,9181,607−4%

41Liberal, KSKS19,0101,708+4%

42Hutchinson, KSKS39,5951,712+3%

43Salina, KSKS46,0941,823+4%

44Dodge City, KSKS27,6531,855+9%

45Ulysses, KSKS5,5241,909+3%

46Olathe, KSKS150,0252,015+35%

47Junction City, KSKS22,5832,023+24%

48Emporia, KSKS24,1372,023−7%

49Eudora, KSKS6,5062,028+42%

50Topeka, KSKS125,7952,067+4%

51Leawood, KSKS34,0932,110+15%

52Derby, KSKS26,6062,128+24%

53Augusta, KSKS9,0732,186+10%

54Overland Park, KSKS203,6772,305+16%

55Haysville, KSKS11,3532,308+27%

56Wichita, KSKS400,9872,347+11%

57Hays, KSKS21,2582,373+2%

58Garden City, KSKS27,4022,421−6%

59Merriam, KSKS11,5092,549−0%

60Lawrence, KSKS96,3672,559+9%

61Manhattan, KSKS54,6732,605+17%

62Prairie, KSKS23,0083,453−3%

63Mission, KSKS10,1253,494−4%

64Roeland Park, KSKS6,6834,155−1%

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