Ulysses, Kansas

**Ulysses** (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. In 2020, 5,788 people lived there.

## History

In 1831, south of the future site of Ulysses, Kansas, (at that time, it was a part of Northern Mexico Territory), explorer Jedediah Smith was killed by Comanche warriors. This was on May 27, 1831.  The first Ulysses town was created in June 1885. It was about two miles east of present-day Ulysses. About six weeks later Ulysses' first newspaper, _The Grant County Register_, started publishing.

## Geography

Ulysses is at  (37.580055, -101.357532). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

In 2020, there were 5,788 people, 2,084 households, and 1,487 families living in Ulysses. Of the households, 71.6% owned their home and 28.4% rented their home.

The median age was 33.7 years. Of the people, 53.9% were White, 2.0% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.1% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 23.1% were from some other race, and 20.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

In 2010, there were 6,161 people, 2,140 households, and 1,618 families living in Ulysses.

### Roads

U.S. Route 160 goes West to east though Ulysses. It goes across the state of Kansas. K-25 (Kansas highway) goes north to south through the city and the state of Kansas.

### Air

Ulysses airport (KULS) is in the county. It has a 6,000 ft. x 100' north south (35-17) runway and a second 4'600 x 60' runway (12-30).

### Television

Ulysses is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Ulysses
- Ulysses - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- Ulysses USD 214
- Maps
- Ulysses City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Ulysses, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Grant County, Kansas courthouse from W 2.JPG
- **image caption**: Grant County courthouse (2015)
- **image map**: Grant_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ulysses_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Grant County, Kansas, Grant County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Grant Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Grant County, Kansas, Grant 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**: Grant County, Kansas, Grant
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1885
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1921
- **named for**: Ulysses S. Grant
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 3.30
- **area land sq mi**: 3.23
- **area water sq mi**: 0.07
- **area total km2**: 8.54
- **area land km2**: 8.36
- **area water km2**: 0.18
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 3055
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 5788
- **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**: 67880
- **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**: 20-71975
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 471718