Dighton, Kansas

Dighton is a city in Lane County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Lane County. In 2020, 960 people lived there. Dighton is named after Dick Dighton, a surveyor.

Geography
Dighton is at  (38.48101, -100.466367). It is at the intersection of K-96 and K-23. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 960 people, 461 households, and 244 families living in Dighton. Of the households, 75.5% owned their home and 24.5% rented their home.

The median age was 48.5 years. Of the people, 88.4% were White, 0.4% were Native American, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 4.4% were from some other race, and 6.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,038 people, 506 households, and 282 families living in Dighton.

Education
Dighton USD 482 Public Schools has two schools in Dighton. They are the Dighton Jr/Sr High School and the Dighton Elementary School.

The Lane County Library is in Dighton.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Dighton
 Dighton - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 482 , local school district
Historical
 Early Dighton photos from Wichita State University Libraries Special Collections 
Maps
 Dighton City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas