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===Climate===
===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Pratt has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Pratt was {{convert|115|F|C|1}} on June 25, 1911, July 18, 1936, and August 12–13, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-25|F|C|1}} on February 12, 1899.<ref name = NOWData></ref>

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|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb high F = 49.8
|Feb record high F = 89
|Mar high F = 59.3
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr high F = 69.5
|Apr record high F = 106
|May high F = 77.6
|May record high F = 107
|Jun high F = 87.1
|Jun record high F = 115
|Jul high F = 92.7
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug high F = 91.6
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep high F = 83.1
|Sep record high F = 111
|Oct high F = 70.8
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov high F = 57.0
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec high F = 45.3
|Dec record high F = 85
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|Feb low F = 24.2
|Feb avg record high F = 73.3
|Mar low F = 32.3
|Mar avg record high F = 82.3
|Apr low F = 41.8
|Apr avg record high F = 89.1
|May low F = 52.1
|May avg record high F = 94.0
|Jun low F = 61.8
|Jun avg record high F = 98.8
|Jul low F = 66.3
|Jul avg record high F = 104.1
|Aug avg record high F = 102.1
|Sep avg record high F = 98.0
|Oct avg record high F = 89.5
|Nov avg record high F = 77.5
|Dec avg record high F = 66.7
|year avg record high F = 106.1

|Jan high F = 43.1
|Feb high F = 47.7
|Mar high F = 57.5
|Apr high F = 66.7
|May high F = 76.5
|Jun high F = 86.7
|Jul high F = 91.5
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|Sep high F = 81.9
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|Nov high F = 55.9
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|Feb mean F = 35.0
|Mar mean F = 44.3
|Apr mean F = 53.6
|May mean F = 64.3
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|Jul mean F = 79.2
|Aug mean F = 77.5
|Sep mean F = 69.3
|Oct mean F = 56.6
|Nov mean F = 43.4
|Dec mean F = 33.1
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|Feb low F = 22.4
|Mar low F = 31.1
|Apr low F = 40.5
|May low F = 52.2
|Jun low F = 62.5
|Jul low F = 66.9
|Aug low F = 65.3
|Aug low F = 65.3
|Sep low F = 56.1
|Sep low F = 56.7
|Oct low F = 44.2
|Oct low F = 43.4
|Nov low F = 31.6
|Nov low F = 30.8
|Dec low F = 22.2
|Dec low F = 21.6
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|Feb avg record low F = 5.7
|Mar avg record low F = 13.1
|Apr avg record low F = 25.6
|May avg record low F = 36.1
|Jun avg record low F = 50.0
|Jul avg record low F = 56.6
|Aug avg record low F = 55.2
|Sep avg record low F = 41.0
|Oct avg record low F = 27.1
|Nov avg record low F = 15.5
|Dec avg record low F = 5.6
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|Feb record low F = -25
|Mar record low F = -12
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = -2
|Dec record low F = -20


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Revision as of 16:44, 27 November 2023

Pratt, Kansas
City and county seat
U.S. Post Office (2009)
U.S. Post Office (2009)
Location within Pratt County and Kansas
Location within Pratt County and Kansas
KDOT map of Pratt County (legend)
KDOT map of Pratt County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°39′1″N 98°44′17″W / 37.65028°N 98.73806°W / 37.65028; -98.73806[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPratt
Founded1884
Incorporated1884
Named forCaleb Pratt
Government
 • MayorZach Deeds
 • City ManagerBruce Pinkall
Area
[2]
 • Total
7.83 sq mi (20.29 km2)
 • Land7.71 sq mi (19.97 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,952 ft (595 m)
Population
 (2020)[3][4]
 • Total
6,603
 • Density840/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67124
Area code620
FIPS code20-57625
GNIS ID485645[1]
Websitecityofprattks.com

Pratt is a city in and the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,603.[3][4] It is home to Pratt Community College.

History

19th century

Pratt was founded in 1884[5] and named after Caleb S. Pratt, a young Civil War officer from the Kansas Infantry, who was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Missouri[6] The first post office in Pratt was established in June 1884.[7]

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington to Pratt.[8] In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal. Later, it was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as St. Louis and Southwestern "Cotton Belt" Railroad, a subsidiary of Southern Pacific Railroad which merged in 1996 with Union Pacific. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

20th century

Built in 1930, Hotel Roberts is the largest and most highly styled historic hotel in Pratt. Construction of the hotel was initiated by the Pratt Chamber of Commerce, which formed a committee in the late 1920s specifically to facilitate the construction of a large new hotel. Seen as a potentially valuable asset for the community, the hotel was financed in part through a public subscription campaign, and constructed on land provided by the Chamber. The Pratt Hotel Company owned and operated the hotel and hired Wichita architect Samuel S. Voigt and Kansas City contractor Webster L. Elson to design and build the building. Elson not only supervised the rapid construction of the "fire-proof" building, he was a founding member of the Pratt Hotel Company, and he retained an ownership interest in the property for many years. The community hospital was established on the eighth floor of the building in 1932, complete with an operating room and an x-ray machine. Architecturally, the building is significant as an early and sophisticated example of the Art Deco style in central Kansas. The hotel opened as the Hotel Roberts in 1930, and continued under that name until 1959, when it was purchased by Monte Parrish and renamed the Hotel Parrish. In January 2015 it was listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places for its local significance in the areas of architecture and community planning and development.[9]

During World War II, the nearby Pratt Army Airfield was the first base used for training Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber crews and also served as a staging area for getting early aircraft combat-ready, in what became known as the Battle of Kansas.[6]

The Miss Kansas Parade and Pageant are held here.[10]

The state headquarters of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks was constructed southeast of the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.49 square miles (19.40 km2), of which 7.37 square miles (19.09 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water.[11] Pratt is located approximately eighty miles west of Wichita.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pratt has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Pratt was 115 °F (46.1 °C) on June 25, 1911, July 18, 1936, and August 12–13, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was −25 °F (−31.7 °C) on February 12, 1899.[12]

Climate data for Pratt, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 80
(27) 		89
(32) 		98
(37) 		106
(41) 		107
(42) 		115
(46) 		115
(46) 		115
(46) 		111
(44) 		98
(37) 		89
(32) 		85
(29) 		115
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 68.4
(20.2) 		73.3
(22.9) 		82.3
(27.9) 		89.1
(31.7) 		94.0
(34.4) 		98.8
(37.1) 		104.1
(40.1) 		102.1
(38.9) 		98.0
(36.7) 		89.5
(31.9) 		77.5
(25.3) 		66.7
(19.3) 		106.1
(41.2)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 43.1
(6.2) 		47.7
(8.7) 		57.5
(14.2) 		66.7
(19.3) 		76.5
(24.7) 		86.7
(30.4) 		91.5
(33.1) 		89.7
(32.1) 		81.9
(27.7) 		69.8
(21.0) 		55.9
(13.3) 		44.6
(7.0) 		67.6
(19.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 31.1
(−0.5) 		35.0
(1.7) 		44.3
(6.8) 		53.6
(12.0) 		64.3
(17.9) 		74.6
(23.7) 		79.2
(26.2) 		77.5
(25.3) 		69.3
(20.7) 		56.6
(13.7) 		43.4
(6.3) 		33.1
(0.6) 		55.2
(12.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 19.1
(−7.2) 		22.4
(−5.3) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		40.5
(4.7) 		52.2
(11.2) 		62.5
(16.9) 		66.9
(19.4) 		65.3
(18.5) 		56.7
(13.7) 		43.4
(6.3) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		21.6
(−5.8) 		42.7
(5.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 3.6
(−15.8) 		5.7
(−14.6) 		13.1
(−10.5) 		25.6
(−3.6) 		36.1
(2.3) 		50.0
(10.0) 		56.6
(13.7) 		55.2
(12.9) 		41.0
(5.0) 		27.1
(−2.7) 		15.5
(−9.2) 		5.6
(−14.7) 		−1.6
(−18.7)
Record low °F (°C) −16
(−27) 		−25
(−32) 		−12
(−24) 		12
(−11) 		20
(−7) 		38
(3) 		45
(7) 		42
(6) 		26
(−3) 		12
(−11) 		−2
(−19) 		−20
(−29) 		−25
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.64
(16) 		0.99
(25) 		1.97
(50) 		2.67
(68) 		3.80
(97) 		4.10
(104) 		3.25
(83) 		3.36
(85) 		2.32
(59) 		2.23
(57) 		1.18
(30) 		1.11
(28) 		27.62
(702)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.6
(9.1) 		3.9
(9.9) 		4.1
(10) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.4
(1.0) 		2.6
(6.6) 		15.1
(37.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.3 3.2 4.1 6.0 7.3 7.2 5.8 6.1 4.5 4.6 3.2 2.9 57.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 5.3
Source 1: NOAA[13]
Source 2: National Weather Service[12]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,418—
19001,213−14.5%
19103,302172.2%
19205,18357.0%
19306,32222.0%
19406,5914.3%
19507,52314.1%
19608,1568.4%
19706,736−17.4%
19806,8852.2%
19906,687−2.9%
20006,570−1.7%
20106,8354.0%
20206,603−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010-2020[4]

2010 census

As of the census[14] of 2010, there were 6,835 people, 2,837 households, and 1,713 families living in the city.[15] The population density was 927.4 inhabitants per square mile (358.1/km2). There were 3,201 housing units at an average density of 434.3 per square mile (167.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 1.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.3% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.2% of the population.

There were 2,837 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the city was 39 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 6,570 people, 2,839 households, and 1,780 families living in the city. The population density was 886.0 inhabitants per square mile (342.1/km2). There were 3,312 housing units at an average density of 446.6 per square mile (172.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.87% White, 1.00% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.95% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.46% of the population.

There were 2,839 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,646, and the median income for a family was $42,412. Males had a median income of $31,186 versus $20,640 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,486. About 7.1% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Pratt County Courthouse (2009)

Colleges

Public schools

The community is served by Pratt USD 382 and Skyline USD 438 public school districts.[17]

Pratt USD 382
  • Pratt High School (9-12)[18]
  • Liberty Middle School (5-8)[19]
  • Southwest Elementary School (PreK-4)[20]
  • Haskins Elementary School & Bridges to Learning (K-4)[21]
Skyline USD 438 (west of Pratt)

Private schools

  • Sacred Heart/Holy Child[22] (PreK-5)
  • Our Savior Lutheran Preschool

Media

Pratt Presbyterian Church (2009)

Radio stations

  • KHMY 93.1FM—Hot Adult Contemporary
  • KMMM 1290AM—News, Sports, Information, and Music
  • KQZQ 98.3FM-Country, Red Dirt Country

Newspaper

Infrastructure

Parrish Hotel (2018)

Transportation

Highways

Pratt is served by U.S. Route 54, U.S. Route 400, and U.S. Route 281. It is also served by K-61.

Bus

Bus service is provided daily eastward to Wichita and westward to Pueblo, Colorado by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).[24][25]

Notable people

See also: List of Pratt Community College people

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pratt, Kansas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Pratt, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Pratt, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. ^ City of Pratt, Kansas Web Site, 2008, retrieved September 11, 2009
  6. ^ a b Pratt Chamber of Congress, retrieved August 24, 2009 Archived July 20, 2007, at archive.today
  7. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  9. ^ "Pratt County, National and State Registers of Historic Places". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Miss Kansas Pageant
  11. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Dodge City". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  13. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Pratt 3NW, KS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  14. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2011.[dead link‍]
  16. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  17. ^ Unified School District 438 Archived 2009-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Pratt High School
  19. ^ Liberty Middle School
  20. ^ Elementary School
  21. ^ Haskins Elementary School
  22. ^ Sacred Heart/Holy Child
  23. ^ Pratt Tribune
  24. ^ BeeLine Express
  25. ^ "Greyhound Lines". Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Kansas, including historical information about its counties and cities
See also: List of books about Pratt County, Kansas
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