Goodland, Kansas
| Goodland, Kansas | |
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| County seat | |
The Sunflowers by Van Gogh (2014)
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| Nickname(s): The Golden Buckle on the Wheat Belt | |
 Location within Sherman County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Sherman County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 39°20′55″N 101°42′40″W / 39.34861°N 101.71111°WCoordinates: 39°20′55″N 101°42′40″W / 39.34861°N 101.71111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sherman |
| Incorporated | September 5, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Brian Linin |
| • City Manager | Andrew Finzen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.37 sq mi (11.32 km2) |
| • Land | 4.36 sq mi (11.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,681 ft (1,122 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,489 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,457 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 67735 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-26875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471241 |
| Website | cityofgoodland.org |
Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489. It was named after Goodland, Indiana. Goodland is home to Northwest Kansas Technical College.
One of the earliest pieces of recorded history relating to Goodland concerns the Kidder Massacre. On July 2, 1867, a detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment was massacred; second lieutenant Lyman S. Kidder in command of the party, a sergeant, a corporal, eight privates and an Indian guide lost their lives. They were carrying dispatches for Lieutenant Colonel George Custer. Later, Custer found evidence of a running battle along Beaver Creek, which led to a ravine where the remains were found. They had been killed by Cheyenne and/or Sioux Indians.
In 1886, there were four communities vying to become county seat for Sherman County: Itasca, Voltaire, Sherman Center and Eustis. A man named Clark showed up in the county in 1887 proposing to create a new town to settle the dispute. The new town was to be named Goodland. A vote for the county seat was held among the county population and Goodland won with 872 of the 1495 votes cast while with Eustis received 611 and Voltaire received 12. Citizens of Eustis declared that the votes were unfair but the state department said that nothing could be done as all the voting was complete. The Supreme Court of Kansas considered various proceedings but did not change the outcome of the vote. Eustis refused to yield the county records it held until January 13, 1888, when an armed group from Goodland seized the records and sent them to the new county seat.
Goodland sprang up around the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad that had been built through it. The town was named after Goodland, Indiana.
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