Bird City, Kansas

**Bird City** is a city in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States.  In 2020, 437 people lived there.

## History

Bird City was created in 1885. It was named after Benjamin Bird, a cattleman. The area around the city was originally used for livestock grazing.

Bird City was a station and shipping point on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

## Geography

Bird City is at  (39.749514, -101.532765). 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 Bird City has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 437 people, 205 households, and 112 families living in Bird City. Of the households, 66.8% owned their home and 33.2% rented their home.

The median age was 47.8 years. Of the people, 81.2% were White, 0.5% were Asian, 7.6% were from some other race, and 10.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.2% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 447 people, 211 households, and 118 families living in Bird City.

## Education

Bird City is a part of USD 103 Cheylin.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Bird City
- Bird City - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 103, local school district
- Maps
- Bird City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bird City, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Cheyenne_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bird_City_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Cheyenne County, Kansas, Cheyenne County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Cheyenne Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Cheyenne County, Kansas, Cheyenne 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**: Cheyenne County, Kansas, Cheyenne
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1885
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Benjamin Bird
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.27
- **area land sq mi**: 2.27
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 5.87
- **area land km2**: 5.87
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 3468
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 437
- **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**: 67731
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-06825
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394172