Portis, Kansas

About Portis

Portis, KS is a tiny community located in northwestern Kansas with an estimated population of 84.

Portis holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 323 residents per square mile.

📰 Portis News Today

• Portis, KS Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 18
• Duane M Reber Obituary Sep 22, 2026 Peterseim Funeral Home · Sep 22
• Donna Dae Macy Obituary (2026) - Portis, KS - Rentschler Family Mortuaries - Clark Gashaw Chapel - Osborne Legacy | Obituary · Apr 13
• Dr. Darryl Edgar Matter Obituary Apr 9, 2026 Petersen Family Funeral Home · Apr 9
• Gina Lee (Wolters) Schamberger Hays Post · Apr 4

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What Makes Portis Unique

• The only place in America named Portis — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 84 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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