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Population: 28,451. Estimated population in July 2024: 27,098 (-4.8% change)
Males: 14,403 (50.6%), Females: 14,048 (49.4%)

Finney County

Zip code: 67846

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $37,752
Median house value: $81,700

Population by Race

Races in Garden City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.8%)
  • Hispanic (43.9%)
  • Other race (22.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Vietnamese (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.4%), United States (9.1%), Irish (5.9%), English (4.8%), French (1.8%), Dutch (1.6%).

Elevation: 2839 feet

Land area: 8.5 square miles

Map of Garden City, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Garden City

  • High school or higher: 66.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden City city

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

22.5% Foreign born (19.5% Latin America, 2.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,549 (+24.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Garden City:

  • ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL (410 E WALNUT ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Garden City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden City:

  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 65 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 66 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Garden City:

  • INGALLS MUNI (about 25 miles; INGALLS, KS; Abbreviation: 30K)
  • LAKIN (about 27 miles; LAKIN, KS; Abbreviation: 36K)
  • SCOTT CITY MUNI (about 34 miles; SCOTT CITY, KS; Abbreviation: TQK)

Amtrak station:
GARDEN CITY (100 N. 7TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Garden City:

  • GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,225; Location: 801 CAMPUS DR; Public; Website: www.gccc.cc.ks.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden City:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 204 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 205 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 219 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 225 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 234 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)

Schools

Public high school in Garden City:

  • GARDEN CITY SR HIGH (Students: 1,985; Location: 1412 N MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Garden City:

  • KENNETH HENDERSON MIDDLE (Students: 571; Location: 2406 FLEMING; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CHARLES O STONES INTERMEDIATE CTR (Students: 567; Location: 401 N JENNIE BARKER RD; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • ABE HUBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 557; Location: 1205 A STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • BERNADINE SITTS INTERMEDIATE CTR (Students: 540; Location: 3101 N BELMONT; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • VICTOR ORNELAS ELEM (Students: 527; Location: 3401 E SPRUCE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • FLORENCE WILSON ELEM (Students: 501; Location: 1709 LABRADOR BLVD; Grades: PK – 04)
  • BUFFALO JONES ELEM (Students: 401; Location: 708 TAYLOR AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • ALTA BROWN ELEM (Students: 384; Location: 1110 EAST PINE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • EDITH SCHEUERMAN ELEM (Students: 317; Location: 1901 WILCOX; Grades: PK – 04)
  • GARFIELD ELEM (Students: 313; Location: 121 WEST WALNUT; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Garden City:

  • ST DOMINIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: 617 J C STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 503 W ST JOHN STREET; Grades: KG – 4)
  • GARDEN CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 2595 JENNIE BARKER RD. PO BOX; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Garden City:

  • FINNEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $829,834; Location: 605 E. WALNUT STREET; 135,888 books; 3,403 audio materials; 5,118 video materials; 297 serial subscriptions)

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