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City in Stevens County, Kansas

Hugoton /h//j//uː//g//ə//t//ə//n/ is a city in and the county seat of Stevens County, Kansas, United States.

Settlers from McPherson, Kansas established a settlement in what was then west central Seward County, Kansas in 1885. They originally named this settlement Hugo in honor of French writer Victor Hugo, but then changed its name to Hugoton to distinguish it from Hugo, Colorado. Hugoton's first church, Hugoton United Methodist, was also the first in Stevens County and was founded in 1886; it is still active as of 2019. The first post office in Hugoton was established in April 1886. In 1886, the Kansas Legislature reestablished the surrounding area as Stevens County, and Gov. John Martin designated Hugoton as the interim county seat. This set off a violent county seat war with nearby Woodsdale. Hugoton became the permanent county seat in 1887, but the conflict continued, culminating in the Hay Meadow Massacre of 1888. During the 1890s, economic decline drove many residents to leave for newly opened territories in the American Southwest, and the population declined significantly. Natural gas was discovered southwest of the city in 1927, leading to the development of the Hugoton Natural Gas Area and the transformation of Hugoton into a major center of natural gas extraction. Hugoton reportedly served as a temporary home for infamous criminals Bonnie and Clyde. They lived in the unincorporated areas near Hugoton, assuming the aliases of Jewell and Blackie Underwood. Jewell operated a cafe, Jewell's Cafe, and Blackie reportedly worked on area farms. Locals believed they ran a bootlegging operation out of the cafe. Clyde was officially in prison during the time they are claimed to be in the Hugoton area, but locals still insist Jewell and Blackie were Bonnie and Clyde. Receipts from Jewel's Cafe were found in the duo's vehicle after their deaths in a 1934 shoot out. In the mid 1930s, Hugoton, along with much of Kansas and parts of other nearby states, suffered the effects of the Dust Bowl, which ravaged the Great Plains in waves between 1934 and 1940. Southwest Kansas was hit particularly hard between 1932 and 1936. The famous "Black Sunday" dust storm that marks the naming of the Dust Bowl as a geographic area encompassing most of the mid United States and affecting the entire country, hit Hugoton and neighboring towns in multiple counties and in Oklahoma early on April 14, 1935.

Located in southwestern Kansas at the intersection of U. S. Route 56, K 25, and K 51, Hugoton is approximately 136 mile (219 km) north of Amarillo, 222 mile (357 km) west southwest of Wichita, and 271 mile (436 km) southeast of Denver. It lies in the High Plains region of the Great Plains approximately 11 mile (18 km) southeast of the Cimarron River. It also lies within, and is the namesake of, the Hugoton Natural Gas Area. The Hugoton natural gas field is the largest such field in North America and the second largest in the world. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.75 square miles (5 km2), all land.

The 2020 United States census counted 3,747 people, 1,355 households, and 976 families in Hugoton. The racial makeup was 61.84% (2,317) white or European American (51.45% non Hispanic white), 0.48% (18) black or African American, 1.44% (54) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.59% (22) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 23.81% (892) from other races, and 11.85% (444) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 44.62% (1,672) of the population. Of the 1,355 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18; 56.1% were married couples living together; 22.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 24.2% of households consisted of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 7.0% of the population. 28.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. Males had a median income of $35,417 (+/ $6,805) versus $17,364 (+/ $7,595) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $26,972 (+/ $4,981). Approximately, 12.7% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under the age of 18 and 16.1% of those ages 65 or over.

U. S. Route 56 and K 25 enter Hugoton concurrently from the north, intersecting K 51, which runs east west, in the southern part of the city. Both U. S. 56 and K 25 then run concurrently with K 51 to the west. A line of the Cimarron Valley Railroad passes through the northwestern corner of the city.

The Hugoton Hermes is the city's sole newspaper, published weekly. Two radio stations are licensed to Hugoton: K222AK, a translator station of NPR affiliate High Plains Public Radio in Garden City, Kansas, broadcasts from Hugoton on 92.3 FM; KFXX FM broadcasts from Garden City on 106.7 FM, playing a Classic Hits format. Hugoton is in the Wichita Hutchinson, Kansas television market.