Bird City, Kansas

About Bird City

Set in the northwestern part of Kansas, Bird City is a tiny community with an estimated population of 448.

Bird City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 197 residents per square mile.

📰 Bird City News Today

• Ken A. Krien Obituary Apr 13, 2026 Stockham Family Funeral Home · Apr 13
• Man seriously injured when partially ejected in northwest Kansas crash KSN.com · Jul 22
• Rising Star Roadtrip: Taylor McCarty in Bird City catchitkansas.com · Aug 20
• Threats disrupt classes at several Kansas schools KWCH · Apr 30
• Katherine L. Carver Obituary Aug 28, 2026 Garey Funeral Home · Sep 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Kansas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Bird City Unique

• The only place in America named Bird City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bird City

• Big Ed's
• Daily Bread Family Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bird City

• Cheylin Elementary
• Cheylin Jr/Sr High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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