Map of Horton city

Horton is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,523.

Horton city overview:
Name:	Horton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Brown County
Founded:	1886
Incorporated:	1887
Elevation:	1,086 ft (331 m)
Total Area:	1.68 sq mi (4.36 km²)
Land Area:	1.67 sq mi (4.32 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	1,523
Population Density:	910/sq mi (350/km²)
ZIP code:	66439
Area code:	785
FIPS code:	2033200
Website:	cityofhorton.com

Online Interactive Map

Horton online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Horton location map. Where is Horton city?

Horton location on the U.S. Map. Where is Horton city. — Horton location on the U.S. Map.

Horton location on the Kansas map. Where is Horton city. — Location of Horton in Kansas.

History

Horton was founded in 1886. It was named for Albert H. Horton, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

On January 22, 2013, the host of CNBC television show The Profit toured Horton in hopes of revitalizing Horton’s downtown business district. Within 18 months, the community started the “Reinvent Horton” campaign to clean up the community and update “run-down” aspects of it, including the installation of curbs, sidewalks, and light poles, razed some buildings, and a large community effort to try to change Horton.

Horton Road Map

Horton city Satellite Map

Geography

Horton is located at 39°39′50″N 95°31′41″W / 39.66389°N 95.52806°W / 39.66389; -95.52806 (39.663817, -95.528130). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.80 square miles (4.66 km), of which, 1.78 square miles (4.61 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.

Climate

Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is “Dfa”. (Hot Summer Continental Climate).