Pretty Prairie, Kansas
| Pretty Prairie, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Reno County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Reno County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′49″N 98°1′8″W / 37.78028°N 98.01889°WCoordinates: 37°46′49″N 98°1′8″W / 37.78028°N 98.01889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Reno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 680 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 681 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (430/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67570 |
| Area code | 620 Exchange 459 |
| FIPS code | 20-57700 |
| GNIS ID | 0473788 |
Pretty Prairie is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 680.
The first post office at Pretty Prairie was established in 1874.
Pretty Prairie was laid out in 1889. It was named from its scenic setting upon the prairie. Pretty Prairie was incorporated as a city in 1907.
The city's sole source of water is a single well, a 100-foot-deep borehole. Due to agricultural pollution from the region's groundwater, the well water has had nitrate levels in excess of the federal nitrate standard since the mid-1990s. For years, Pretty Prairie distributed bottled water to at-risk families. On January 3, 2017, the town council approved a settlement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the EPA. The town will invest in a water tower, an underground storage tank, and a reverse osmosis water treatment system.
Pretty Prairie is located at 37°46′49″N 98°1′8″W / 37.78028°N 98.01889°W (37.780250, -98.018879). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), of which, 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pretty Prairie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
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