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Around Radium
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)211 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hays Regional Airport (HYS)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS102 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX395 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Radium; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Radium
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 4th DistrictRon Estes (R)
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
Radium had 26 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 700th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Pawnee County grew from 5,084 residents in 1900 to 6,253 in 2020.
Pawnee 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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 27.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Larned #2, KS weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Pawnee County
1,558 jobs at 140 businesses in Pawnee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
73 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Radium.
Nearest hospitals
Pawnee Valley Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · LarnedUnder a mile
University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Great Bend20.2 miles
Edwards County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Kinsley25.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
21
Mental health providers
35
Physical and occupational therapists
6
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
3
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 Radium
Parks (2 nearby)
Jordan Park · 80 acres0.4 mi
Doerr Vernon Park · 5 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores
Dillons1.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Jordaan Memorial Library0.9 mi
Museums
Roy Bach Auto Museum1.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Ft Larned. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fort Larned Elementary SchoolLarned
Pre-K–5
431
Public
0.3 mi
Larned Middle SchoolLarned
6–8
177
Public
0.9 mi
Larned Sr HighLarned
9–12
234
Public
1.0 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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