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Tyro
Kansascity
Tyro
Total population
192
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
Tyro is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 177.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Tyro was laid out in the fall of 1886 when the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic railroad was first extended to that point. It was named from the English word tyro, which also means "beginner" or "novice". Tyro was incorporated as a city in 1906.
Geography
Tyro is located at (37.035742, -95.821679). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Tyro, 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
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves274
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves250
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves233
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves202
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves193
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves191
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves182
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves170
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2025-12-265 km SSW of Peru, Kansas
- M 2.82 — 2024-03-239 km SE of Foyil, Oklahoma
- M 2.7 — 2016-01-147 km W of Talala, Oklahoma
- M 2.6 — 2015-09-036 km WSW of Vera, Oklahoma
- M 3 — 2014-10-019 km SSW of Galesburg, Kansas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Kansas
- Niotaze10.7 mi away · pop. 99
- Independence14.7 mi away · pop. 8,422
- Liberty14.9 mi away · pop. 110
- Elk City17.9 mi away · pop. 245
- Sycamore20.3 mi away · pop. 24
- Sedan20.8 mi away
- Elgin25.3 mi away · pop. 72
- Edna25.7 mi away · pop. 297
- Longton27.4 mi away · pop. 302
- Neodesha27.7 mi away · pop. 2,503
- Altamont31 mi away · pop. 993
- Dennis31.6 mi away · pop. 198
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 this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 31 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 36 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 126 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 176 mi
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 179 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 179 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 179 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 180 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET