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Cimarron, Kansas
City and County seat
Historic 1886 Cimarron Hotel
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Location within Gray County and Kansas
KDOT map of Gray County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°48′35″N 100°20′43″W / 37.80972°N 100.34528°W / 37.80972; -100.34528[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Gray
Founded	1878
Incorporated	1885
Named for	Fork in Chisholm Trail towards Cimarron River
Area [2]
• Total	1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
• Land	1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	2,687 ft (819 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,981
• Density	1,700/sq mi (660/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67835
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-13275
GNIS ID	2393524[1]
Website	cimarronks.org

Cimarron is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States.^[4] It is also the county seat of Gray County. In 2020 census, 1,981 people lived there.^[3]

Cimarron was first settled in 1878.^[5] It took its name from a fork in the Chisholm Trail. The fork led people to the Cimarron River.^[6]

Between 1887 and 1893, a county seat war happened in Gray County. It involved several famous Old West figures, such as Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ben Daniels. Because of the dispute, Cimarron became the permanent county seat of Gray County.^[7]

In the early morning of June 10, 1893, Bill Doolin and four members of his gang robbed a train one-half mile east of Cimarron.^[8]

In 2016, the Southwest Chief owned by Amtrak derailed. Amtrak and BNSF filed a lawsuit against one of the companies in Cimarron for using a road vehicle to damage the rails.

Cimarron is at 37°48′30″N 100°20′51″W / 37.80833°N 100.34750°W / 37.80833; -100.34750 (37.808332, −100.347413).^[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Cimarron has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[10]

The 2020 census says that there were 1,981 people, 745 households, and 526 families living in Cimarron. Of the households, 71.5% owned their home and 28.5% rented their home.

The median age was 37.1 years. Of the people, 80.3% were White, 0.7% were Native American, 0.6% were Black, 0.4% were Asian, 7.6% were from some other race, and 10.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.4% of the people.^[3][11]

The 2010 census says that there were 2,184 people, 789 households, and 569 families living in Cimarron.^[12]

• Ian Campbell, former defensive end for Kansas State University
• Nicholas Klaine, journalist (editor of the Dodge City Times and New West Echo), built the Cimarron Hotel

• Santa Fe Trail

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cimarron, Kansas.

City

• City of Cimarron
• Cimarron – Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 102, local school district

Maps

• Cimarron City Map, KDOT