Welcome to Gardner ...

The city of Gardner is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Gardner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Gardner: Named for O.B. Gardner.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gardner has a population of 22,061 people<3> (see below for details).

Gardner is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Gardner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gardner lies within the (913) area code.

The ZIP code for Gardner: 66030<5>

Websites for Gardner ...

Official Website: www.gardnerkansas.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gardner had an population of 22,061 people. This is an increase of 15.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 134.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gardner had a population of 19,123 people. This makes Gardner the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Gardner represents 0.67% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,123 people, the population of Gardner increased 103.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,396 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gardner.

Communities Also Named Gardner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Gardner: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 31 communities that are also named Gardner - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gardner.

Communities near Gardner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gardner.

• Overland Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <6>
• Olathe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <6>
• Shawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
• Lenexa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <6>
• Leawood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <6>
• Prairie Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <6>
• Merriam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
  • Merriam is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <6>
• Bonner Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
  • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <6>
• Spring Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <6>
• De Soto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gardner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gardner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gardner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gardner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner. See our Newspapers Page for Gardner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardner ...

Looking for more information about Gardner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gardner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gardner.

Adding Gardner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gardner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gardner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gardner post office opened in 1858.

We also found Gardner in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gardner: www.gardnerkansas.com/

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/