Pratt, Kansas

Pratt, Kansas
City and county seat
U.S. Post Office (2009)
U.S. Post Office (2009)
Location within Pratt County and Kansas
Location within Pratt County and Kansas
KDOT map of Pratt County (legend)
KDOT map of Pratt County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°39′1″N 98°44′17″W / 37.65028°N 98.73806°W / 37.65028; -98.73806
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPratt
Founded1884
Incorporated1884
Named forCaleb Pratt
Area
 • Total7.83 sq mi (20.29 km2)
 • Land7.71 sq mi (19.97 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
1,952 ft (595 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,603
 • Density840/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67124
Area code620
FIPS code20-57625
GNIS ID485645
Websitecityofprattks.com

Pratt is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. It is the county seat of Pratt County. In 2020, 6,603 people lived there. Pratt has the Pratt Community College.

History

19th century

Pratt was created in 1884. It was named after Caleb S. Pratt. He was a young Civil War officer from the Kansas Infantry. He was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Missouri. The first post office in Pratt was created in June 1884.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington to Pratt.

Geography

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 7.83 square miles (20.28 km2). Of that, 7.71 square miles (19.97 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water.

Climate

Climate data for Pratt, Kansas (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 44.4
(6.9)		 49.8
(9.9)		 59.3
(15.2)		 69.5
(20.8)		 77.6
(25.3)		 87.1
(30.6)		 92.7
(33.7)		 91.6
(33.1)		 83.1
(28.4)		 70.8
(21.6)		 57.0
(13.9)		 45.3
(7.4)		 69.0
(20.6)
Average low °F (°C) 20.3
(−6.5)		 24.2
(−4.3)		 32.3
(0.2)		 41.8
(5.4)		 52.1
(11.2)		 61.8
(16.6)		 66.3
(19.1)		 65.3
(18.5)		 56.1
(13.4)		 44.2
(6.8)		 31.6
(−0.2)		 22.2
(−5.4)		 43.2
(6.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.64
(16)		 0.90
(23)		 2.30
(58)		 2.47
(63)		 3.69
(94)		 4.23
(107)		 3.14
(80)		 3.33
(85)		 2.39
(61)		 2.26
(57)		 1.15
(29)		 0.93
(24)		 27.43
(697)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.0
(10)		 2.6
(6.6)		 4.7
(12)		 0.5
(1.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.8
(2.0)		 3.2
(8.1)		 15.8
(40)
Source: NOAA

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18901,418—
19001,213−14.5%
19103,302172.2%
19205,18357.0%
19306,32222.0%
19406,5914.3%
19507,52314.1%
19608,1568.4%
19706,736−17.4%
19806,8852.2%
19906,687−2.9%
20006,570−1.7%
20106,8354.0%
20206,603−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010-2020

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 6,603 people, 2,646 households, and 1,545 families living in Pratt. Of the households, 67.1% owned their home and 32.9% rented their home.

The median age was 37.7 years. Of the people, 86.3% were White, 1.6% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 4.4% were from some other race, and 6.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.6% of the people.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 6,835 people, 2,837 households, and 1,713 families living in Pratt.

Media

Newspaper

Pratt has the Pratt Tribune.

Education

Public schools

Pratt is served by Unified School District 382 and Unified School District 438.

Colleges

Transportation

There are daily buses. They go east towards Wichita, Kansas and west towards Pueblo, Colorado. The buses are by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pratt, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "QuickFacts: Pratt city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ↑ City of Pratt, Kansas Web Site, 2008, archived from the original on May 5, 2009, retrieved September 11, 2009
  7. ↑ "Pratt Chamber of Congress, retrieved August 24, 2009". Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  10. ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  13. ↑ http://www.pratttribune.com/
  14. ↑ "Unified School District 382". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  15. ↑ Unified School District 438 Archived 2009-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "Pratt High School". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  17. ↑ "Liberty Middle School". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  18. ↑ "Elementary School". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  19. ↑ "Haskins Elementary School". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  20. ↑ BeeLine Express
  21. ↑ Greyhound Lines

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