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Around Goodland
Distances
Nearest major airport
Denver International Airport (DEN)161 miles away
Closer regional airport
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)84 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Aurora, CO160 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX530 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Goodland; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Goodland
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 1st DistrictTracey Mann (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Goodland had 4,465 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 74th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Sherman County grew from 3,341 residents in 1900 to 5,927 in 2020.
Sherman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 19.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Goodland, KS weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Sherman County
1,889 jobs at 259 businesses in Sherman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Goodland.
Nearest hospitals
Goodland Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · GoodlandUnder a mile
Cheyenne County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · St. Francis29.5 miles
Kit Carson County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Burlington29.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
10
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
2
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.
Places in and around Goodland
Parks (6 nearby)
Sherman County Fairgorunds · 47 acres1.0 mi
Steever Park · 11 acres0.8 mi
Gulick Park · 4 acres0.4 mi
Chambers Park · 3 acres0.3 mi
Memory Park · 1 acres0.1 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter1.2 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
Goodland City Library0.3 mi
Goodland Public Library0.3 mi
Max Alderman Library1.0 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
High Plains Museum0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Goodland. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
West ElementaryGoodland
Pre-K–2
201
Public
0.4 mi
North ElementaryGoodland
3–6
254
Public
0.8 mi
Goodland Jr-Sr. High SchoolGoodland
7–12
388
Public
0.6 mi
Goodland Virtual SchoolGoodland
7–12
7
Public
0.4 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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