Cimarron, Kansas

**Cimarron** is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Gray County. In 2020 census, 1,981 people lived there.

## History

Cimarron was first settled in 1878. It took its name from a fork in the Chisholm Trail. The fork led people to the Cimarron River.

Between 1887 and 1893, a county seat war happened in Gray County. It involved several famous Old West figures, such as Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ben Daniels. Because of the dispute, Cimarron became the permanent county seat of Gray County.

In the early morning of June 10, 1893, Bill Doolin and four members of his gang robbed a train one-half mile east of Cimarron.

In 2016, the Southwest Chief owned by Amtrak derailed. Amtrak and BNSF filed a lawsuit against one of the companies in Cimarron for using a road vehicle to damage the rails.

## Geography

Cimarron is at  (37.808332, −100.347413). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Cimarron has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,981 people, 745 households, and 526 families living in Cimarron. Of the households, 71.5% owned their home and 28.5% rented their home.

The median age was 37.1 years. Of the people, 80.3% were White, 0.7% were Native American, 0.6% were Black, 0.4% were Asian, 7.6% were from some other race, and 10.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 2,184 people, 789 households, and 569 families living in Cimarron.

## Famous people

- Ian Campbell, former defensive end for Kansas State University
- Nicholas Klaine, journalist (editor of the Dodge City Times and New West Echo), built the Cimarron Hotel

## Related pages

- Santa Fe Trail

## Other websites

- City
- City of Cimarron
- Cimarron – Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 102, local school district
- Maps
- Cimarron City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Cimarron, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Cimarron Hotel (Cimarron KS) from E 1.JPG
- **image caption**: Historic 1886 Cimarron Hotel
- **image flag**: Flag of Cimarron, Kansas.svg
- **image map**: Gray_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cimarron_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Gray County, Kansas, Gray County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Gray Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Gray County, Kansas, Gray County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Gray County, Kansas, Gray
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1878
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Fork in Chisholm Trail towards Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary), Cimarron River
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.15
- **area land sq mi**: 1.15
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.98
- **area land km2**: 2.98
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2687
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1981
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67835
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-13275
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393524