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A town of 86. Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns.

Photo: Chris Hartman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
86
residents
Median home value
$81K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
57.7
years
Jobs based here
3
A commuter town

What makes Park stand out

The thing Park does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

86 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Park

Most working residents leave Park for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Quinter (32%), Oakley (13%) and Baker (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Park0%
Quinter32%
Oakley13%
Baker6%
Gove City4%
15 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in Park
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

Park beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

A−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
3 better25 too close to call4 worse
What stands outParkKS
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.5%11.2%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.4%8.2%
More adults with heart disease8%6.4%
Gove County Medical Center
7.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
92nd
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Park has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–44°
Spring38–66°
Summer62–89°
Fall41–68°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Park for work

Where Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

32% → Quinter Quinter 32% 13% → Oakley Oakley 13% 6% → Baker Baker 6% 4% → Gove City Gove City 4% 4% → Colby Colby 4% 4% → Hays Hays 4% Park · 0% stay
3jobs based in Park
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Park kansas grain storage
2008 · Park kansas grain storage · Wikimedia Commons
Park’s story

Park in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Park

City in Gove County, Kansas

Park is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 112.

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

Population
112
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
2,749 ft
ZIP code
67751
Area code
785

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