Colby, Kansas

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Colby, Kansas is a small city in northwestern Kansas known as a regional hub for agriculture, education, and services on the High Plains.

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instanceOf city
areaCode 785
averageAnnualPrecipitation about 18 inches
climate semi-arid climate
coordinateLocation 39.3953°N 101.0529°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Thomas County, Kansas NERFINISHED
distanceTo about 210 miles northwest of Wichita, Kansas
about 350 miles east of Denver, Colorado
economicActivity agricultural services
cattle ranching
crop farming
elevation approximately 3,160 feet
approximately 960 meters
founded 1885
governmentType mayor–council government
hasEducationalInstitution Colby Community College NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Prairie Museum of Art and History NERFINISHED
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Colby USD 315 NERFINISHED
incorporated 1885
isRegionalHubFor agriculture
education
retail and services
landUse predominantly agricultural land
locatedIn High Plains NERFINISHED
northwestern Kansas
majorHighway Interstate 70 NERFINISHED
Kansas Highway 25 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Thomas M. Colby NERFINISHED
nickname Oasis on the Plains NERFINISHED
notableFeature roadside attractions along Interstate 70
partOf Thomas County, Kansas micropolitan area NERFINISHED
population approximately 5,500 (2020 census)
postalCode 67701
region Great Plains
servedBy Colby Municipal Airport NERFINISHED
state Kansas
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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Northern Kansas containsCity Colby, Kansas