Town guide

Montezuma, Kansas

Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, home to about 864 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67867.

Homes sold for a median of $232 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population864847 per sq mi
Median home value$152,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$232Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Montezuma

1 ZIP code

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Around Montezuma

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)220 miles away
Closer regional airportGarden City Regional Airport (GCK)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS169 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX392 miles away

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

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

Who represents Montezuma

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

Montezuma had 975 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 223rd largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Gray County grew from 1,264 residents in 1900 to 5,653 in 2020.

Montezuma population by census2000: 966, 2010: 966, 2020: 975966200096620109752020

Gray County, 1900–2020

Gray County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,264, 1910: 3,121, 1920: 4,711, 1930: 6,211, 1940: 4,773, 1950: 4,894, 1960: 4,380, 1970: 4,516, 1980: 5,138, 1990: 5,396, 2000: 5,904, 2010: 6,006, 2020: 5,6531K’00’105K’20’305K’40’504K’60’705K’80’906K’00’106K’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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 21.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MontezumaJan: high 47°F, low 19°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 21°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 29°F, 1.3 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 38°F, 1.8 in; May: high 78°F, low 49°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 60°F, 3.5 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 65°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 63°F, 3 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 54°F, 1.4 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 41°F, 2 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 28°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 20°F, 0.9 in47°19°Jan0.650°21°Feb0.660°29°Mar1.369°38°Apr1.878°49°May2.888°60°Jun3.593°65°Jul3.290°63°Aug3.083°54°Sep1.471°41°Oct2.058°28°Nov0.847°20°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

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

Jobs in Gray County

1,592 jobs at 228 businesses in Gray County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gray CountyConstruction: 346 jobs; Wholesale trade: 191 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 188 jobs; Retail trade: 125 jobs; Other services: 108 jobs; Manufacturing: 103 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 98 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 80 jobsConstruction 22% Wholesale trade 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 8% Other services 7% Manufacturing 7% Hotels and restaurants 6% Transportation and warehousing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montezuma.

Nearest hospitals

  • Meade District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Meade22.7 miles
  • Minneola District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Minneola26.1 miles
  • Centura St.. Catherine-Dodge CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dodge City26.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
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 Montezuma

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Harvest Market0.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Montezuma Drug0.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Montezuma Township Library0.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Stauth Memorial Museum0.4 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.

Schools in Montezuma

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Montezuma ElemMontezumaPre-K–583Public0.4 mi
South Gray HighMontezuma9–1259Public0.4 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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