Town guide

Wilroads Gardens, Kansas

Wilroads Gardens is a community in Ford County, Kansas, home to about 955 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67801.

Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population955424 per sq mi
Median home value$93,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$183Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wilroads Gardens

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wilroads Gardens

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)211 miles away
Closer regional airportDodge City Regional Airport (DDC)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS146 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX389 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wilroads Gardens

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

Wilroads Gardens had 639 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2010.

It’s the 209th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Ford County grew from 5,497 residents in 1900 to 34,287 in 2020.

Wilroads Gardens population by census2010: 609, 2020: 63960920106392020

Ford County, 1900–2020

Ford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,497, 1910: 11,393, 1920: 14,273, 1930: 20,647, 1940: 17,254, 1950: 19,670, 1960: 20,938, 1970: 22,587, 1980: 24,315, 1990: 27,463, 2000: 32,458, 2010: 33,848, 2020: 34,2875K’00’1014K’20’3017K’40’5021K’60’7024K’80’9032K’00’1034K’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 20°F. About 22.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Wilroads GardensJan: high 46°F, low 20°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 23°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 31°F, 1.4 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 40°F, 2 in; May: high 78°F, low 51°F, 3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 62°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 66°F, 3.1 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 65°F, 3 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 56°F, 1.3 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 43°F, 2 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 30°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 22°F, 1 in46°20°Jan0.649°23°Feb0.660°31°Mar1.469°40°Apr2.078°51°May3.089°62°Jun3.394°66°Jul3.191°65°Aug3.084°56°Sep1.371°43°Oct2.057°30°Nov0.846°22°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dodge City, KS weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Ford County

15,828 jobs at 803 businesses in Ford County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Ford CountyManufacturing: 6,711 jobs; Retail trade: 1,634 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,536 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,205 jobs; Wholesale trade: 814 jobs; Administrative and support: 680 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 547 jobs; Professional services: 517 jobsManufacturing 42% Retail trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Health care and social assistance 8% Wholesale trade 5% Administrative and support 4% Transportation and warehousing 4% Professional services 3%

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

Health care

192 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wilroads Gardens.

Nearest hospitals

  • Centura St.. Catherine-Dodge CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dodge City2.0 miles
  • Minneola District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Minneola21.8 miles
  • Hodgeman County Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Jetmore23.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors20
Dentists21
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants42
Mental health providers43
Physical and occupational therapists19
Optometrists14
Chiropractors16
Pharmacies6

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 Wilroads Gardens

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Wright Park · 42 acres0.6 mi
  • Chilton Park · 30 acres1.0 mi
  • Optimist Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • VFW Park · 4 acres0.4 mi
  • Lions Park · 2 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Dillons0.7 mi
  • Farmers Country Market0.8 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.0 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters Wax Museum0.2 mi
  • Boot Hill Museum0.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Wright Park Band Shell0.6 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 Wilroads Gardens

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

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Miller ElemDodge CityPre-K–5780Public1.0 mi
Sunnyside ElemDodge CityPre-K–5365Public1.1 mi
Beeson ElementaryDodge CityK–5355Public1.5 mi
Central ElemDodge CityK–5381Public0.5 mi
Linn ElementaryDodge CityK–5361Public1.0 mi
Northwest ElemDodge CityK–5380Public1.0 mi
Ross Elementary SchoolDodge CityK–5502Public2.0 mi
Soule Elementary SchoolDodge CityK–5375Public1.0 mi
Comanche Middle SchoolDodge City6–8783Public0.6 mi
Dodge City Middle SchoolDodge City6–8808Public0.9 mi
Dodge City High SchoolDodge City9–122,178Public2.1 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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