About Pretty Prairie
Location
Pretty Prairie (population ~688) is in central Kansas, U.S.A....
... 241 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas...
... 45.9 miles due west of Wichita, 24.9 miles south of Hutchinson, 13.7 miles north of Kingman, and 21.7 miles southwest of the Amish community of Yoder
Surrounding Populations
| City | Approximate Population |
|---|---|
| Pretty Prairie | 688 |
| Kingman | 3,177 |
| Yoder | 194 |
| Hutchinson | 42,080 |
| Wichita | 386,552 (city)/637,394 (metro) |
Climate
Pretty Prairie is very cold in the winter and warm in the summer. Pretty Prairie is in "tornado alley," and the weather is known to be erratic from time to time.
Pretty Prairie downtown- winter
Pretty Prairie downtown- spring
These two pictures were actually taken one week apart :)
Harvest and Pretty Prairie Rodeo
Pretty Prairie is a very quiet place, except for every June when Harvest happens and July when Pretty Prairie hosts the world famous Pretty Prairie Rodeo (the largest night rodeo in Kansas).
Pretty Prairie Rodeo arena entrance
Google Trends search interest graph showing increased interest every July for phrase "Pretty Prairie" (region: worldwide)
Pretty Prairie Institutions
- A school system (U.S.D. 311)
- A post office (Pretty Prairie Post Office)
- A city office/library (Pretty Prairie City Office)
- Four churches- (Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church, Calvary Chapel, First Mennonite Church, and New Jerusalem Church)
- A newspaper (Ninnescah Valley News)
- A nursing home (Pretty Prairie Sunset Home)
- A bank (Citizens Bank of Kansas)
- A gas station (Strohl Oil Co.)
- Two restaurants- (Pretty Prairie Steak House and Lil' Rascal's Lounge: website and Facebook page, and Wagon Wheel Cafe)
- A golf course (The Links at Pretty Prairie)
- A senior center (Prairie Senior Center)
- A repurposing charity (Ubuntu)
- A food bank
- Several other small business
Work
A number of Pretty Prairie residents work locally (farmers, teachers, police, city workers, etc.), or commute to other nearby cities (Kingman, Hutchinson, Wichita, etc.) for work (business people, machine operators, etc.). Though the cost of living may be lower, the price of gas and time spent commuting also have to be considered. Meanwhile, the outskirts of Wichita are steadily expanding outward. Still, the Pretty Prairie population remains fairly constant (~688).