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Hays
Kansascity
Total population
21,143
Median home value
$225,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$58,459
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Hays sits in Kansas, United States and is identified as a city. Public datasets list a population of roughly 21,143. Coordinates of 38.882°, -99.322° situate Hays in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The city extends across about 22.4 km². Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,736 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 68% of daylight hours. At 944 people per km², the city shows a medium-density urban fabric. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Hays.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hays, KS from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,520
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,906
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,658
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves1,563
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,322
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,260
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves966
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves962
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hays HighHigh · Hays · 959 students · 23.4:1 ratio
- Hays Middle SchoolMiddle · Hays · 739 students · 18:1 ratio
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · Hays · 385 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Woodrow Wilson ElemElementary · Hays · 384 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemElementary · Hays · 384 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Lincoln ElemElementary · Hays · 376 students · 23.5:1 ratio
- Victoria ElementaryElementary · Victoria · 164 students · 12.6:1 ratio
- Hays Virtual SchoolOther · Hays · 153 students
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Kansas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hays
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library