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Welcome to Satanta ...

The city of Satanta is located in Haskell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Satanta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Satanta: Named for Chief Satanta, of the Kiowa tribe.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Satanta has a population of 1,138 people<2> (see below for details).

Satanta is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Satanta is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Satanta: 620

The ZIP code for Satanta: 67870<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Satanta had an population of 1,138 people. This is an increase of 0.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Satanta had a population of 1,133 people (which is 26.52% of the total population of Haskell County). This makes Satanta the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Satanta represents 0.04% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 183rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,133 people, the population of Satanta decreased 8.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,239 people).

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

Communities Also Named Satanta ...

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

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

Communities near Satanta ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Satanta.

  • Sublette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moscow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Former name for Moscow:
    • Mosco
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Kismet
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kismet is located in Seward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Ulysses
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plains
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hugoton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hugoton is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
    • Former name for Hugoton:
    • Hugo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <5>
  • Liberal
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Collano
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Collano is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano

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 Satanta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Satanta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Satanta. 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 Satanta.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Satanta ...

Looking for more information about Satanta? 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 Satanta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Satanta.

Adding Satanta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Satanta 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 (so far) for Satanta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Satanta post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Satanta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Haskell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Satanta.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Satanta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Satanta). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Satanta or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/