Town guide

Hugoton, Kansas

Hugoton is a city in Stevens County, Kansas, home to about 3,974 people across 2.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67951.

Homes sold for a median of $103 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.

Population3,9741,911 per sq mi
Median home value$120,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$103Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Hugoton

1 ZIP code

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Around Hugoton

Distances

Nearest major airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)215 miles away
Closer regional airportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Colorado Springs, CO220 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX398 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hugoton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Hugoton

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

Hugoton had 3,747 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 75th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Stevens County grew from 620 residents in 1900 to 5,250 in 2020.

Hugoton population by census2000: 3,708, 2010: 3,904, 2020: 3,7473,70820003,90420103,7472020

Stevens County, 1900–2020

Stevens County population, 1900 to 20201900: 620, 1910: 2,453, 1920: 3,943, 1930: 4,655, 1940: 3,193, 1950: 4,516, 1960: 4,400, 1970: 4,198, 1980: 4,736, 1990: 5,048, 2000: 5,463, 2010: 5,724, 2020: 5,2501K’00’104K’20’303K’40’504K’60’705K’80’905K’00’105K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 19.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HugotonJan: high 47°F, low 20°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 23°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 31°F, 1.1 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 39°F, 1.6 in; May: high 79°F, low 50°F, 2.2 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 60°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 65°F, 2.7 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 63°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 55°F, 1.8 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 42°F, 1.6 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 29°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 21°F, 0.9 in47°20°Jan0.552°23°Feb0.361°31°Mar1.169°39°Apr1.679°50°May2.288°60°Jun3.492°65°Jul2.790°63°Aug3.283°55°Sep1.871°42°Oct1.658°29°Nov0.547°21°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hugoton, KS weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Stevens County

1,343 jobs at 139 businesses in Stevens County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Stevens CountyHealth care and social assistance: 245 jobs; Manufacturing: 205 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 144 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 131 jobs; Wholesale trade: 126 jobs; Retail trade: 91 jobs; Finance and insurance: 81 jobs; Other services: 72 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Manufacturing 15% Transportation and warehousing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Wholesale trade 9% Retail trade 7% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hugoton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Stevens County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · HugotonUnder a mile
  • Southwest Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Liberal23.9 miles
  • Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & LtcuCritical access hospital · emergency room · Satanta26.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

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 Hugoton

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Flatlanders;Alco1.1 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1885.

Notable people born here

  • Billy Drago (1945) · American actor (1946-2019)
  • Billy Drago (1946) · American actor (1946-2019)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Hugoton

Public schools here are run by Hugoton Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hugoton ElemHugotonPre-K–6511Public0.8 mi
Hugoton Learning AcademyHugoton7–1229Charter0.9 mi
Hugoton MiddleHugoton7–8161Public0.8 mi
Hugoton HighHugoton9–12317Public0.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Heritage Christian Academy of Hugoton, Inc.HugotonPre-K–618Christian (no specific denomination)1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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