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Around Seward
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)191 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hays Regional Airport (HYS)64 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS80 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX377 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Seward; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Seward
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 4th DistrictRon Estes (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
Seward had 41 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 583rd largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Stafford County grew from 9,829 residents in 1900 to 4,072 in 2020.
Stafford 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 21°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hudson, KS weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Stafford County
528 jobs at 117 businesses in Stafford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Seward.
Nearest hospitals
Stafford County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Stafford9.5 miles
Pawnee Valley Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Larned22.6 miles
University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Great Bend24.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
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 Seward
Parks (1 nearby)
St John Park · 15 acres0.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by St John-Hudson. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
St John ElemSt. John
Pre-K–6
225
Public
0.1 mi
St John HighSt. John
7–12
141
Public
0.1 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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