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.

### 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 . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

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### 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.

### Newspaper

Pratt has the _Pratt Tribune_.

### 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).

## Other websites

- City
- City of Pratt
- Pratt - Directory of Public Officials
- Pratt Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 382, local school district
- Pratt Community College Website
- Historical
- Pratt history
- Maps
- Pratt City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Pratt, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and county seat
- **image skyline**: Post office pratt kansas 2009.jpg
- **image caption**: U.S. Post Office (2009)
- **image map**: Pratt_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Pratt_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Pratt County, Kansas, Pratt County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Pratt Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Pratt County, Kansas, Pratt County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Pratt County, Kansas, Pratt
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1884
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1884
- **named for**: Caleb S. Pratt, Caleb Pratt
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **area total sq mi**: 7.83
- **area land sq mi**: 7.71
- **area water sq mi**: 0.12
- **area total km2**: 20.29
- **area land km2**: 19.97
- **area water km2**: 0.32
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1952
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 6603
- **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**: 67124
- **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**: 20-57625
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485645