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A town of 1,949, settled in 1878. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population
1,949
−9.3% since 2010
Median home value
$203K
Census ACS
Household income
$82K
median
Median age
39.2
years
Jobs based here
676
Balanced

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Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Cimarron has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–47°
Spring40–69°
Summer63–91°
Fall41–70°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Cimarron

About one in 5 of Cimarron’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Dodge City (15%), Garden City (9%) and Logan (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

22%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cimarron22%
Dodge City15%
Garden City9%
Logan5%
Copeland3%
19 mi
median commute distance
676
jobs based in Cimarron
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 49% of U.S. towns

Cimarron beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outCimarronKS
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.6%11.3%
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City
18.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
46th
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Cimarron is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 736 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cimarron Crossing Park—19
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
101 South Main, Cimarron KS - 1911
1911 · 101 South Main, Cimarron KS - 1911 · Wikimedia Commons
Cimarron’s story

148 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

Main Street Cimarron Kansas 1914Gray County FairKansas farmstead near Cimarron, Kansas
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Landmarks

3 places in Cimarron on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Cimarron

City in Gray County, Kansas

Official town website ↗

Cimarron is a city in and the county seat of Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,981. It is located along Highway 50.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1878
Population
1,981
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
2,635 ft
ZIP code
67835
Area code
620

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