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Around Hugoton
Distances
Nearest major airport
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)215 miles away
Closer regional airport
Liberal 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
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
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.
Stevens 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 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.
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:
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 doctors
4
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
4
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
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: 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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hugoton ElemHugoton
Pre-K–6
511
Public
0.8 mi
Hugoton Learning AcademyHugoton
7–12
29
Charter
0.9 mi
Hugoton MiddleHugoton
7–8
161
Public
0.8 mi
Hugoton HighHugoton
9–12
317
Public
0.9 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Heritage Christian Academy of Hugoton, Inc.Hugoton
Pre-K–6
18
Christian (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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