Larned, Kansas

**Larned** is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Pawnee County. In 2020, 3,769 people lived there.

## History

Larned was planned out in 1873. The first post office in Larned was created in 1872.

The city was named after nearby Fort Larned, which operated from 1859 to 1878. It was also named after Colonel Benjamin F. Larned, U.S. Army Paymaster from July 1854 to his death September 6, 1862.

## Geography

Larned is at  (38.18339, -99.101261). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

Larned has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Larned has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 3,769 people, 1,704 households, and 919 families living in Larned. Of the households, 64.5% owned their home and 35.5% rented their home.

The median age was 42.6 years. Of the people, 85.8% were White, 2.4% were Black, 0.6% were Native American, 0.4% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 1.7% were from some other race, and 9.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 4,054 people, 1,824 households, and 1,027 families living in Larned.

## Media

The local newspaper is _Larned Tiller & Toiler_.

## Famous people

- Belle Jennings Benchley, "the Zoo lady", former director of the San Diego Zoo
- Gene Keady, current Big Ten sportscaster, former head coach for the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
- Hal Patterson, former professional football player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Glee S. Smith, Jr., former Kansas state legislator and lawyer
- Ralph Terry, retired New York Yankees pitcher, 2× All-Star (1961, 1962), 2× World Series champion (1961, 1962), World Series MVP (1962), AL wins leader (1962), former professional golfer in retirement
- Mitch Webster, retired Major League Baseball outfielder
- John Zook, former football player, all-state, all Big 8 (University of Kansas), and all-pro NFL player

## Related pages

- Santa Fe Trail

## Other websites

- City
- City of Larned
- Schools
- USD 495 , local school district
- Historical
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Santa Fe Trail Center
- Historic Passenger Rail service in Pawnee County
- Postcards from Larned
- Historic Images of Larned , Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library.
- Maps
- Larned City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Larned, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Downtown larned kansas 2009.jpg
- **image caption**: Business District (2009)
- **image map**: Pawnee_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Larned_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Pawnee County, Kansas, Pawnee County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Pawnee Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Pawnee County, Kansas, Pawnee 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**: Pawnee County, Kansas, Pawnee
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1873
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1886
- **named for**: Fort Larned National Historic Site, Fort Larned
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.41
- **area land sq mi**: 2.41
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 6.24
- **area land km2**: 6.24
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2034
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 3769
- **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**: 67550
- **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**: 20-38700
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485608