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Fort Dodge, KS

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Image credit: William S. Soule / Public domain
Population
93
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Elevation
2,464 ft
Median Rent
$644/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$40,217
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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About Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge is a census-designated place in Grandview Township of Ford County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 97 residents. Fort Dodge is located on U.S. Route 400, 5 miles southeast of Dodge City. From 1865 to 1882, Fort Dodge was an outpost on the Santa Fe Trail. In Fort Dodge, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Fort Dodge, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. After the fort closed, the site became the Kansas Soldiers' Home in 1890.

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