Kingman, Kansas

Kingman is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States.^[4] It is also the county seat of Kingman County. In 2020, 3,105 people lived there.^[3]

Kingman was planned out in 1874.^[5] It was named for Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the supreme court.^[6]

Kingman is at 37°38′49″N 98°6′50″W / 37.64694°N 98.11389°W / 37.64694; -98.11389 (37.647712, -98.115993). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 3.60 square miles (9.32 km²). Of that, 3.59 square miles (9.30 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.^[2]

Kingman has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Kingman has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[7]

The 2020 census says that there were 3,105 people, 1,335 households, and 782 families living in Kingman. Of the households, 64.2% owned their home and 35.8% rented their home.

The median age was 43.7 years. Of the people, 90.9% were White, 1.0% were Asian, 0.6% were Native American, 0.6% were Black, 2.0% were from some other race, and 4.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the people.^[3][8]

The 2010 census says that there were 3,177 people, 1,346 households, and 810 families living in Kingman.^[9]

Bus service is provided daily east to Wichita, Kansas and west to Pueblo, Colorado by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).^[10][11]

• George Aiton, Major League Baseball player.
• Clyde Cessna, founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation.
• Martin Dewey, American orthodontist.
• Eugene John Gerber, Roman Catholic bishop.
• Don Lock, Major League Baseball player.

City

• City of Kingman
• Kingman - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 331 Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, local school district

Maps

• Kingman City Map Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT