Hays, Kansas. City and Business guide.

Welcome to Hays, Kansas.

Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,013. It is the county seat of Ellis County.

Administration Building, Fort Hays State Univ. Photo by kansasexplorer, October 2006
Hays is home to Fort Hays State University and the Hays Larks, champions of the Jayhawk Collegiate League for most of the 21st century. It is the childhood hometown of billionaire Philip Anschutz and current home of 1st District Congressional Representative Jerry Moran.

The city was incorporated in 1867, close to the site of Fort Hays.

Annually, Hays experiences extremes of heat and cold. Winters tend to be cool with lows in the 10s F and highs around 40. But, large deviations from these temperatures are regularly experienced, with temperatures dropping below 0 F a few days in the year. Summertime, in sharp contrast, is hot with highs around, and often exceeding, 90 F. 100 plus heat is not uncommon during the hottest months.

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