Geography

Dodge City is placed at 37°45'35" North, 100°1'6" West (37.759671, -One c.018212).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number metropolitan area of 32.Niner km² (12.7 mi²). 32.Vii kilometer² (Dozen.Sextet mi²) of these are l& and Nought.Ternary klick² (Zero.One mi²) of these are fluids. A number region is Cipher.86% a river.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 25,176 people, 8,395 home, & 5,968 families living in the city. A population density is 770.9/km² (1,995.8/mi²). There are 8,976 housing units at an typical density of 274.8/km² (711.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 71.43% White, 1.94% African American, 0.69% Native American, 2.37% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 20.82% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. 42.87% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,395 family away from which 41.1% use at times kids under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 55.1% come married couples living together, 10.3% have a female homeowner by owning there is no hubby present, & Twenty-eight.9% come non-families. Xxiii.5% of a lot house come manufactured higher of people & Nina from carolina.6% keep around somebody dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.94 & a typical personal size is Troika.46.

In a city the people is spread retired sustaining 31.2% under a age of Xviii, Xii.3% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Thirty.0% from either 25 to 44, Xvi.5% from either 45 to 64, & Decade.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Twenty-nine years. For each Century females there are 106.Septenary males. For each Centred females age Xviii & terminated, there are 104.Deuce males.

the median income for a personal in the city is $37,156, & the median income for a family is $41,672. Males have a median income of $26,881 versus $22,064 for females. A per capita income for the city is $15,538. Long dozen.9% of the people & Eleven.1% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Seventeen.4% of victims under a age of 18 & 9.1% of people 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

Notable Natives
Wyatt Earp, 1870s lawman Pat Roberts, U.S. Senator from either Kansas Dennis Hopper, actor and film-maker Lila Leeds, actress