Goodland, Kansas

Goodland is a city in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Sherman County. In 2010, 4,489 people lived there. It was named after Goodland, Indiana. Goodland has the Northwest Kansas Technical College.
Geography
Goodland is at (39.3508330, -101.7101722). It has an elevation of 3,681 feet (1,122 m). It is on the south side of the Middle Fork of Sappa Creek, which is part of the Republican River watershed, in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. It is at the intersection of Interstate 70 and K-27 in northwest Kansas. Goodland is about east of the Colorado state line, 176 miles east-southeast of Denver, northwest of Wichita, and west of Kansas City.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Weather
Because Goodland has a higher elevation, Goodland has stronger wind and more snow than other places in Kansas. Wind speed averages . On average, Goodland gets 19.75 inches (502 mm) of precipitation every year. Goodland gets about 41.9 inches (1,064 mm) of snow per year. On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Goodland was 111 degF (44 degC) in 1940; the coldest temperature ever was -27 degF (-33 degC) in 1989.
People
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 4,489 people, 1,985 households, and 1,161 families living in Goodland.
Media
The Goodland Star-News is the city's only newspaper. It is published twice per week.
Four radio stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from Goodland. KLOE broadcasts a full service News/Talk format on 730 AM. KKCI plays a Classic Rock format, and they broadcast on 102.5 FM. KWGB is licensed to Colby, Kansas, and they broadcast from Goodland on 97.9 FM. They play country music. KGCR broadcasts on 107.7 FM from near Brewster, Kansas. They are licensed to Goodland. They play Christian Contemporary music.
Goodland is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. CBS affiliate KBSL-DT is licensed to Goodland, and they broadcast on digital channel 10.
Due to Goodland and the rest of Sherman County observing Mountain time, prime-time television programming airs from 6 to 9 p.m., instead of 7 to 10 like in the Central time zone.
Culture
Attractions
A reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's painting 3 Sunflowers in a Vase was created in 2001 by artist Cameron Cross. It is 80 feet tall. After it was built, the weather damaged it. Cross came back in 2012 to repaint it using brighter paint.
Famous people
Milo Baughman (1923-2003), furniture designer
Brook Berringer (1973-1996), football quarterback for University of Nebraska
John Delehant (1890-1972), U.S. federal judge
Harry Felt (1902-1992), U.S. Navy Admiral
Mike Friede (1957- ), football wide receiver
Dave Jones (1947- ), football wide receiver
Tinker Keck (1976- ), actor and former NFL for the New York Giants and football player for University of Cincinnati
Marla Luckert (1955- ), Kansas Supreme Court justice
Charles Sparks (1872-1937), U.S. Representative from Kansas
Deanell Tacha (1946- ), U.S. federal judge
References
Other websites
City
City of Goodland
Schools
USD 352, local school district
Photos
Giant van Gogh painting Part of the Big Easel Project
Maps
Goodland City Map, KDOT
Cities in Kansas
County seats in Kansas
1887 establishments in Kansas