Pratt, Kansas

Pratt is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. It is the county seat of Pratt County. In 2020, 6,603 people lived there. Pratt has the Pratt Community College. History 19th century Pratt was created in 1884. It was named after Caleb S. Pratt. He was a young Civil War officer from the Kansas Infantry. He was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Missouri. The first post office in Pratt was created in June 1884. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington to Pratt. Geography The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 7.83 square miles (20.28 km2). Of that, 7.71 square miles (19.97 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water. Climate People 2020 census The 2020 census says that there were 6,603 people, 2,646 households, and 1,545 families living in Pratt. Of the households, 67.1% owned their home and 32.9% rented their home. The median age was 37.7 years. Of the people, 86.3% were White, 1.6% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 4.4% were from some other race, and 6.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.6% of the people. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 6,835 people, 2,837 households, and 1,713 families living in Pratt. Media Newspaper Pratt has the Pratt Tribune. Education Public schools Pratt is served by Unified School District 382 and Unified School District 438. Pratt High School (grades 9-12) Skyline High School (grades K-12) Liberty Middle School (grades 5-8) Southwest Elementary School (grades PreK-4) Haskins Elementary School & Bridges to Learning (grades K-4) Colleges Pratt Community College. Transportation There are daily buses. They go east towards Wichita, Kansas and west towards Pueblo, Colorado. The buses are by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines). References Other websites City City of Pratt Pratt - Directory of Public Officials Pratt Chamber of Commerce Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Schools USD 382 Archived 2009-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, local school district Pratt Community College Website Historical Pratt history Maps Pratt City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT