Fort Scott, KS Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
318.4 mi
Hays, KS
Quickest Drive
32m
Mapleton, KS
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Fort Scott, KS by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
7,551
Median Income
$60,799
Median Home Value
$89,400
Median Age
39.2
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Fort Scott, KS
A sampling of people born in Fort Scott, KS.
Gordon Parks
1912–2006
American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006)
Clark Clifford
1906–1998
American secretary of defense (1906-1998)
Richard Christy
1974
American drummer
Mark Hart
1953
American musician
Charles Hatfield
1875–1958
(1875-1958) American cloud seeder
Dick Nichols
1926–2019
American politician (1926-2019)
Bob Kinney
1920–1985
American basketball player (1920–1985)
Florence Lewis
1877–1964
mathematician and astronomer (1877-1964)
Curtis Knight
1929–1999
musician (1929-1999)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Fort Scott, KS.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
national Historic Site of the United States
Fort Scott National Cemetery
historic veterans cemetery in Bourbon County, Kansas
First Congregational Church
church in Fort Scott, Kansas
First Presbyterian Church
church building in Kansas, United States of America
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