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About Colby

Colby | Oasis on the Plains

Right in the corner of Northwest Kansas; just 53 miles from Colorado and 50 miles from Nebraska, and just off Interstate 70 is Colby. 6000 smiling faces waiting to welcome you to our hometown.

Welcome to Colby!

Home of the largest barn in Kansas, Colby citizens welcome you to stay and explore our Prairie Museum of Art and History, as well as our town. Visitors are encouraged to picnic in one of our parks, shop Downtown Colby, and take a leisure stroll along our 2.2 miles walking trail. 

Community Profile

  • Founded: April 1884 by JR Colby

  • Population: 5,578

  • Median age: 34.5

  • Elevation: 3,160

  • Location: 212 miles east of Denver and 232 miles northwest of Wichita

Traveling the Town

  • Colby Walking Trails

  • Bicycling (walking trails are wide enough)

  • Colby Taxi Service 785-462-TAXI

  • Colby Transportation Van 785-443-9208

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