Great Bend, Kansas

Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend, Kansas
City and County seat
	Downtown Great Bend (2012)
	Location within Barton County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Barton County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°21′52″N 98°45′53″W / 38.36444°N 98.76472°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Barton
Founded	1871
Incorporated	1872
Named for	Bend in Arkansas River
Area
• Total	10.63 sq mi (27.54 km2)
• Land	10.50 sq mi (27.19 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation	1,850 ft (560 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	14,733
• Density	1,400/sq mi (530/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67530
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-28300
GNIS ID	475650
Website	greatbendks.net

Great Bend is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is named for its location at the point where the course of the Arkansas River bends east then southeast.^[5] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,733.^[3]^[4] It is home to Barton Community College.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Great Bend, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Profile of Great Bend, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Great Bend, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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