Summary for Shallow Water

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Located in: Scott County (see below)

Time Zone: Shallow Water lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: (620)

Elevation: 2,940 feet [896.11 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

Lat: 38.373600° (or 38°22'24" N)

Lon: -100.912900° (or -100°54'46" W)

USGS Topo Map: Shallow Water<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shallow Water

GNIS ID: 471510

FIPS State / Place Code: 20 / 64200

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About Scott County

The community of Scott City is the County Seat for Scott County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	4,850 (1.74% decrease since 2010)
2010	4,936 (3.59% decrease since 2000)
2000:	5,120

Total Area:<6> 717 sq. miles [1,858.7 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 2,193

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Scott

GNIS ID: 485048

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 171

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About Kansas

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,912,635 (2.09% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,853,118 (6.13% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,688,418

Websites for State of Kansas

Official Website: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Tourism: https://ksoutdoors.com/

Parks: https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/

Fishing: https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/

Hunting: https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kansas

GNIS ID: 481813

FIPS State: 20

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Shallow Water is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shallow Water - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Shallow Water, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Shallow Water.
<5>	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.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Shallow Water. 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.
<7>	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).