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.

History
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.Pratt Chamber of Congress, retrieved August 24, 2009  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

People

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.

Media
Newspaper
Pratt has the Pratt Tribune.http://www.pratttribune.com/

Education
Public schools
Pratt is served by Unified School District 382Unified School District 382 and Unified School District 438.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).BeeLine ExpressGreyhound Lines

References

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

Category:Cities in Pratt County, Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas