Summary for Fort Downer

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Located in: Trego County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Downer

Time Zone: Fort Downer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 785

Elevation: 2,280 feet [694.94 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fort Downer:

Lat: 38.840800° (or 38°50'26" N)

Lon: -99.978200° (or -99°58'41" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Downer<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Downer

GNIS ID: 484727

FIPS State / Place Code: 20 / 23910

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Downer)

The community of WaKeeney is the County Seat for Trego County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Trego)

Population

Total Area:<5> 899 sq. miles [2,330 km²] - of which 1.13% is water (10.15 sq. miles [26.3 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 1,682

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Trego

GNIS ID: 485058

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 195

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Downer)

About Kansas

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Kansas

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kansas

GNIS ID: 481813

FIPS State: 20

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Downer)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Downer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Downer, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Fort Downer.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Downer. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).