{"id":3667,"date":"2023-05-22T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:32","slug":"hodgeman-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hodgeman-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Hodgeman County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hodgeman County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the High Plains roughly midway between Dodge City and Great Bend. It had a population of 1,723 at the 2020 census and covers 860 square miles (2,200 km2) centred near 38°05′N 99°54′W.<\/p>\n

Jetmore is the county seat and largest city; its postal code is 67854. The county has 2 incorporated cities, several unincorporated communities and 9 civil townships. It observes Central Time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Hodgeman County<\/h2>\n

Hodgeman County has two incorporated cities — Jetmore and Hanston — plus a handful of small unincorporated communities scattered across its nine townships. "Unincorp." below means the place has no city government of its own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jetmore<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n770<\/td>\n67854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hanston<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMarena<\/td>\n259<\/td>\n67849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosse<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dungans Crossing<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gray<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orwell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Gray, the unincorporated community, is not to be confused with neighboring Gray County to the southwest — the two share a name but are unrelated places.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Hodgeman County is divided into nine civil townships. Census population by township is not separately published for most of them; the table below lists the townships with their principal settlement where one exists.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Marena<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHanston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hallet<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Roscoe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Roscoe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sawlog<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sterling<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n