Town guide

Seward, Kansas

Seward is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, home to about 80 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67576.

Homes sold for a median of $54 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population80308 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$54Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Seward

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Seward

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)191 miles away
Closer regional airportHays 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

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.

Seward population by census2000: 63, 2010: 64, 2020: 41632000642010412020

Stafford County, 1900–2020

Stafford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,829, 1910: 12,510, 1920: 11,559, 1930: 10,460, 1940: 10,487, 1950: 8,816, 1960: 7,451, 1970: 5,943, 1980: 5,694, 1990: 5,365, 2000: 4,789, 2010: 4,437, 2020: 4,07210K’00’1012K’20’3010K’40’507K’60’706K’80’905K’00’104K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SewardJan: high 44°F, low 21°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 23°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 32°F, 2 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 42°F, 2.5 in; May: high 78°F, low 53°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 68°F, 4 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 66°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 58°F, 1.9 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 44°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 32°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 23°F, 1.1 in44°21°Jan0.849°23°Feb1.159°32°Mar2.069°42°Apr2.578°53°May4.689°63°Jun4.094°68°Jul4.091°66°Aug3.484°58°Sep1.971°44°Oct2.357°32°Nov1.245°23°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Stafford CountyHealth care and social assistance: 118 jobs; Retail trade: 72 jobs; Wholesale trade: 58 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 45 jobs; Finance and insurance: 42 jobs; Construction: 33 jobs; Other services: 26 jobs; Administrative and support: 25 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 14% Wholesale trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 8% Construction 6% Other services 5% Administrative and support 5%

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 doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists2
Pharmacies2

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Seward

Public schools here are run by St John-Hudson. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
St John ElemSt. JohnPre-K–6225Public0.1 mi
St John HighSt. John7–12141Public0.1 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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