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Located at the interchange of Interstate 70 and K-25 in northwestern Kansas, Colby is 212 mi (341 km) east-southeast of Denver, 232 mi (373 km) northwest of Wichita, and 347 mi (558 km) west of Kansas City. [8] [10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.38 square miles (8.75 km 2), all land. [11]
Description: city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States of America. Postal code: 67701. Categories: city in the United States, county seat and locality. Location: City of Colby, Thomas, Western Kansas, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
Colby Map. Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387. In 1882, a post office was established near the center of Thomas County.
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Colby is at 39°23′32″N 101°02′51″W / 39.392093°N 101.047532°W / 39.392093; -101.047532 (39.392093, -101.047532). It has an elevation of 3,159 feet (963 m). It is on the south side of Prairie Dog Creek. Prairie Dog Creek is a tributary of the Republican River. It is in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. A small tributary of the creek flo...
2020 census
In 2020, there were 5,570 people, 2,199 households, and 1,331 families living in Colby. Of the households, 64.2% owned their home and 35.8% rented their home. The median age was 34.6 years. Of the people, 88.7% were White, 1.8% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 2.4% were from some other race, and 5.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latinoof any race were 8.1% of the people.
2010 census
In 2010, there were 5,387 people, 2,211 households, and 1,320 families living in Colby.
Colby has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor rules over the city council. The mayor has final approval over rules the council passes. The mayor shares responsibility for creating policy and approving the city budget with the council. With the council's consent, the mayor chooses all members of the city boards and. The city council has ei...
Colleges and universities
1. Colby Community College
Primary and secondary education
Colby Public Schools (Unified School District 315) has four publicschools in the city: 1. Colby Grade School (GradesPre-K -5). 2. Colby Middle School (6-8). 3. Colby High School(9-12). 4. Thomas County Academy (5-9), charter school. There are also two private schools in Colby: 1. Sacred Heart Catholic School (Pre-K-5). 2. Heartland Christian School (K-12).
Interstate 70 runs east–west south of Colby. U.S. Route 24 runs east–west through the city. It intersects K-25, which runs north–south. Colby Municipal Airportis n K-25. It is about 2 miles (3 km) north of the city.
The Colby Free Press is Colby's local newspaper. It publishes four days per week. In addition, Colby Community College publishes a bi-weekly student newspaper, the Trojan Express. Colby is a center of broadcast media for northwestern Kansas. One AM and four FM stations are licensed to the city. Colby is in the Wichita-Hutchinson television market.
This place is situated in Thomas County, Kansas, United States, its geographical coordinates are 39° 23' 45" North, 101° 3' 7" West and its original name (with diacritics) is Colby. See Colby photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Colby in United States.
Located at the interchange of Interstate 70 and K-25 in northwestern Kansas, Colby is 212 mi (341 km) east-southeast of Denver, 232 mi (373 km) northwest of Wichita, and 347 mi (558 km) west of Kansas City.
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