Bird City is a city in Cheyenne County, Kansas, home to about 633 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67731.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)167 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Aurora, CO168 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX549 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bird City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bird City had 437 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 267th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Cheyenne County grew from 2,640 residents in 1900 to 2,616 in 2020.
Cheyenne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 20.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mc Donald, KS weather station (9 miles away).
518 jobs at 105 businesses in Cheyenne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bird City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Cheylin. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Cheylin ElementaryBird City | Pre-K–6 | 102 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Cheylin Jr/Sr HighBird City | 7–12 | 62 | Public | 0.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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