Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Dodge City, KS
Dodge City is a city and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. It was named after Colonel Richard Irving Dodge. The population was 25,176 at the 2000 census. The city's name is well known to generations of Americans, as the long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City. Dodge City has a minor-league basketball team, The Dodge City Legend. The Legend is a member of the United States Basketball League (USBL). The legend have won three championship titles in the USBL. Dodge City is sometimes called the meat packing capital of the United States, with close to 12000 cattle being processed a day.[citation needed] It is home to one of the largest beef processing plants in the United States, Excel Dodge City.
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General Information
| Ford |
County | 29,210 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Kansas |
State | 29,304 |
Population (current) |
| 467.7 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.7 |
Square Miles of Water | $71,000 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $37,569 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 768 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $79,340,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 13,391 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $340,240,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)