Profile for Goodland, Kansas, KS

Goodland is near the Colorado border.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 18. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 3.8 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Northwest Kansas District Free Fair - July 28-Aug. 5, 2007
• Flatlander Fall Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007

Historic sites and museums: High Plains Museum

Colleges and universities: Northwest Kansas Area Vocational Technical School

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Goodland

Cemeteries (5)

Communities (2)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Goodland
• School enrollment & education levels in Goodland
• Transportation & commute times in Goodland
• Sherman County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kansas
• State data - Kansas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Goodland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sherman County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 67735 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Goodland city government

31% of Goodland residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Goodland ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Goodland
• Cemeteries in Sherman County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Sherman County
• Libraries in or near Goodland

Post a query on a message board:

• Sherman County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Goodland museums
• Goodland historic sites
• Goodland area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Goodland area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Sherman County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Goodland
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Sherman County

• Goodland business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kansas
• Local ordinances in Kansas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Sherman County
• Arrests in Sherman County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kansas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Goodland was $17,105, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Sherman County economic census
• Sherman County economic summary
• Sherman County employment growth
• Sherman County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

14% of Goodland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Goodland
• Colleges in Kansas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kansas
• Schools in or near Goodland
• School districts in or near Goodland
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kansas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Goodland

• Air pollution in Sherman County
• Diesel soot in Sherman County
• Land contamination in Sherman County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Sherman County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

Goodland festival dates:

• Northwest Kansas District Free Fair - July 28-Aug. 5, 2007
• Flatlander Fall Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Goodland festival web sites:

• Northwest Kansas Free Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Goodland

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Goodland
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Goodland items now on sale

• Goodland local government Web site
• Sherman County government
• Kansas state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Goodland medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Goodland
• Historic sites in Kansas
• Museums in or near Goodland
• Museums in Kansas
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sherman County genealogy forum

Median rent in Goodland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $305.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $646.

• Find Foreclosure in Goodland
• Homes for sale in the Goodland area
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• Get free moving quotes
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• Property and neighborhood reports
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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Kansas
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Goodland include Goodland Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Goodland

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Goodland area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Goodland

Newspapers in Goodland include Goodland Star-News

TV stations in Goodland include KBSL.

• Daily newspapers in or near Goodland
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• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kansas

• Military bases in Kansas
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Goodland
• Search obituaries in Kansas
• Recent death notices - selected KS newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kansas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
• Lions clubs in Kansas
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Goodland
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Goodland

• Parks near Goodland
• National forests in Kansas
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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Goodland
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• Photo collection - Kansas communities
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• Post cards of Kansas communities

Sherman County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Goodland political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
• Kansas Republican party
• Kansas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Goodland
• Total membership by faith, in Sherman County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

The average commute time for Goodland workers is 11 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Goodland include Best Western, Comfort Inn, Howard Johnson Hotel.

• Goodland travel guide
• Airports near Goodland
• Hotels near Goodland
• Kansas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kansas
• Wildlife refuges in Kansas

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