El Dorado, Kansas
El Dorado, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
Main & Pine in El Dorado (2012) | |
Location within Butler County and Kansas | |
KDOT map of Butler County (legend) | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′16″N 96°51′30″W / 37.82111°N 96.85833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Founded | 1860s |
| Platted | 1868 |
| Incorporated | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Bill Young |
| • City Manager | David Dillner |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.20 sq mi (23.82 km2) |
| • Land | 9.16 sq mi (23.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.67% |
| Elevation | 1,332 ft (406 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,870 |
| • Density | 1,405/sq mi (542.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67042 |
| Area code | 316 |
| FIPS code | 20-20075 |
| GNIS ID | 485567 |
| Website | eldoks.com |
El Dorado (/ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ/ EL-də-RAY-doh) is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Walnut River in the central part of Butler County and located in south-central Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 12,870. It is home to Butler Community College.