Pratt, Kansas

Pratt is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. It is the county seat of Pratt County. In 2010, 6,835 people lived there. Pratt has the Pratt Community College.
History.
19th century.
Pratt was created in 1884. It was named after Caleb S. Pratt. He was a young Civil War officer from the Kansas Infantry. He was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Missouri. The first post office in Pratt was created in June 1884.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington to Pratt.
Geography.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Pratt is about eighty miles west of Wichita.
People.
2010 census.
The 2010 census says that there were 6,835 people, 2,837 households, and 1,713 families living in Pratt.
Media.
Newspaper.
Pratt has the "Pratt Tribune".
Education.
Public schools.
Pratt is served by Unified School District 382 and Unified School District 438.
Transportation.
There are daily buses. They go east towards Wichita, Kansas and west towards Pueblo, Colorado. The buses are by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).