Garden Plain

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Garden Plain

Total population

1,126

Median home value

$258,300

33%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$85,455

Garden Plain$85k

National$74k

Founded

1884

Air quality index

42Good

Elevation443 m

Land area1.55 km²

Coordinates37.66°, -97.68°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Garden Plain is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 948.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Derek Norris

American baseball player

Ed Siever

American baseball player

P

Paul Scheer

college basketball player (1952–1954) Wichita State

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Cheney
  5.9 mi away · pop. 2,580
• Goddard
  6.5 mi away · pop. 6,030
• St. Marks
  8.4 mi away · pop. 156
• Andale
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,062
• Colwich
  11.3 mi away · pop. 1,492
• Viola
  12.5 mi away · pop. 190
• Maize
  14.2 mi away · pop. 6,824
• Clearwater
  14.4 mi away · pop. 2,716
• Mount Hope
  14.6 mi away
• Milton
  16 mi away · pop. 185
• Haven
  17.5 mi away · pop. 1,313
• Bentley
  17.9 mi away · pop. 480

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Garden Plain

The complete guide to Western Plains gardening

Lynn M. Steiner · 2012

Black and Decker the Complete Guide to Western Plains Gardening

Lynn M. Steiner · 2012

Kansas outdoor treasures

Julie M. Cirlincuina · 2008

Growing vegetables in the Great Plains

Joseph R. Thomasson · 1991

What's the Matter with America?

Thomas Frank · 2004

Looking back

Marshall P. Reeve · 2005

Discard on arrival

The world of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Marta McDowell · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 85 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 91 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 129 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 165 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 171 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 188 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

Seen 2026-09-24

giant blue sage

Salvia azurea

Seen 2026-09-20

Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

Seen 2026-09-19

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

Seen 2026-09-19

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Seen 2026-09-06

Eastern Parson Spider

Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Seen 2026-09-06

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-09-03

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Seen 2026-09-03

Oklahoma Twigsitter

Heteropogon currani

Seen 2026-09-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).