Who are we? What do we offer?

Description and History

Attractions in Goodland, KS

Hunting, Outdoor Opportunities

Goodland’s Sunflower Painting
Artist: Cameron Cross Over 80 foot tall.
One of only Seven in the world!
(Click on painting above)
Sherman County
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

    Goodland, Kansas is a community on the northwestern side of Kansas. Our major thoroughfares are Interstate 70 that runs East-West and US Hwy 27 that runs North-South. Just 17 short miles to our west is the Colorado state line and approximately 44 miles to the north is the Nebraska state line.

    The City of Goodland was incorporated as a city of the third class on September 5, 1887. The founding and incorporation of the city of Goodland was the outgrowth of a bitter rivalry between a number of pioneer towns, all located within a few miles of each other, and near the present site of Goodland. In a special election, Goodland was overwhelmingly selected as the county seat of Sherman County.

    Goodland is the primary retail trade center for northwest Kansas, southern Nebraska and eastern Colorado, and contains an approximate 40,000-trade population within an eighty-mile radius. Goodland has a population of  4,948 according to the 2000 census. Sherman county has a total population of 6,760.

    The local economy has transformed in the past few years due to growth in the sunflower market. Goodland is one of only two marketing centers for sunflowers in the United States and Sherman County is the largest producer of commercial sunflowers on the High Plains. Goodland is the official “Sunflower Capital of the Sunflower State”. Vegetable oil from oil sunflowers and edible seeds from the confectionary sunflowers are grown here. The sunflower processing is the area’s largest industry. Do you know the difference between the two types of sunflowers? We invite you to come and find out!

    There is tons to do in Sherman County and in Goodland, Kansas! We would love for you to make a trip here and stay a night… or stay a lifetime!

Schools in Goodland

Real Estate, Rentals & Property

The 2009 FCCLA Leaders
(One of several clubs available to a Goodland student)

Goodland, KS  MLS

LOWER EDUCATION:
    Sherman County is home to Unified School District 352. This school system is very thorough for a rural school district. It offers each student a unique experience whether the child is interested in academics, music or sports and offers opportunities in between that serve to enrich the mind of the individual student. USD 352 offers grades K-12th grade classes.

    There are several clubs within Goodland’s High School such as FCCLA (Family, Careers and Community Leaders of America), AFS (American Field Service), Art Club, G Club, GAA (Golf Club), Cheerleaders, DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi (An international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales and service) among many other sports teams, science teams, technology teams, etc. Please click on the picture with the bell for the USD website to learn more of what they offer!

VOCATIONAL COLLEGE:
    Goodland is also home to Northwest Tech. This school offers a viable option for a post-secondary education. The education received at this school prepares a student for either a wonderful career or further education at other colleges.

    Northwest Tech offers several programs and are currently reviewing the marketplace so that they might offer additional programs as well. Please click on the their logo for their link to get contact information and discover how they might benefit your student.

    Northwest Tech announced recently they will be competing in several sports! Golf, Wrestling, Rodeo-ing are only a few that they will be offering! Contact the Admissions office to find out more or click on their new logo!

    Goodland offers several hunting opportunities for the avid outdoorsman. Among others, one of the most popular sports that this part of the country offers is upland game bird hunting. Even though the pheasant is not indigenous to the United States, they heavily populate our northwest Kansas area. There are also outfitters that offer a controlled hunting area that offer a pheasant, chucker and quail hunting experience of a lifetime. The northwest Kansas area is also popular for deer hunting as we have both Mule Deer and Whitetail here. Turkey hunting is equally popular and there are a few water holes in the surrounding areas that folks like to throw a line in with the hopes of bringing home dinner!

    There are a couple of hunting lodges in our county that cater to people who love the outdoors whether they are trying to bag the big one or just relax and step away from the hussell & bussell in the beautiful rolling hills and soft breeze these outfitters provide. Their websites can be found on the Sherman County’s Convention & Visitor’s Bureau website. Go to www.goodlandnet.com/cvb/hunting.htm or click on any one of the pictures to the right. Happy Hunting!

As a service to the people who have visited and have decided to stay a lifetime or to the families who may have a young adult moving to our community whether it be for school, religious or any other reason, the Goodland Chamber decided this would be a good place to list our real estate companies and/or rental property managers. To remain consistent, please click on their logo or picture to the side of their name and you will be directed to their website.

Cole Real Estate & Auction Realtors
Charlene Cole, Broker, Diane Spinney, Sales Associate
112 W 13th Street, Goodland, KS 67735
charcoal@st-tel.net     785-899-2683

Hayden Inc.
John Leo Hayden, Broker
1401 Main Street, Goodland, KS 67735
haydeninc@yahoo.com 
785-890-6231/866-741-8323

HomeLand Realty & Auction
Tom Harrison, Broker, Rose Doggie, Associate Broker, Hazel Estes & Charlene Seamen, Associate Sales
Click logo to the right for website and listings homelandg@st-tel.net     785-899-3060

J-B Realty
Joyce Boehme, Broker
813 Main Street, Goodland, KS 67735
jbboe@st-tel.net          785-890-5980

Jones Land Company
Robert Jones, Broker
115 E 9th Street, Goodland, KS 67735
info@joneslandco.com      785-899-0500

Richardson’s Homestead Realty
Terry Richardson, Broker
Donna Moore, Associate Broker
terry@goodlandhomestead.com 
785-899-2328       800-974-2426      Fax: 785-899-5045

Preferred Properties of Kansas and Colorado
Cynthia Smith, Broker
gldrealtor@yahoo.com
Click logo to the right for website and listings
785-890-7653     785-821-1811     Fax: 785-890-7654

GOODLAND

Sherman County and Goodland are rich in history and culture. Goodland has its own Art Center that is chock full of beautiful crafts and products made by our local artisans and Sherman County has its own historical society with several tours to enjoy. Please feel free to click on the pictures and logos to the right and be taken to the various sites. We hope you enjoy it enough to come and see it in person! And of course, make the decision to stay a night...

     The Big Easel Project began in 1996 when an artist and teacher, Cameron Cross, decided to contribute a work of art to the city in which he was teaching, Altona, Canada. Cross decided an enlarged hand painted reproduction of one of Vincent van Gogh's sunflower paintings, a public domain painting, resting on an enormous easel would make an appropriate landmark for the city.
     The project soon began to take on a much larger scope. Cross decided to expand the project to seven easel’s with the easel acting on an internationally recognized symbol of art. With two easels already completed (Altona, Manitoba, Canada and Emerald, Queensland, Australia) Cross approached the city of Goodland, KS., for the third easel site. 

    Visit Goodland and sign your name in the book underneath the painting. Find out options on where to stay, what to do, the history of our city and county and the various events that our community is proud of! Read more on Sherman County Convention & Visitor Bureau’s website… just click on the sunflower painting!

    Did you know Goodland is home to the first ever patent helicopter? WE ARE!!! Not only can you see it, you can also imagine you were there by turning on the motor which in turn rotates the propellers. Be sure to visit The High Plains Museum. (Find more information on the museum on the Convention & Visitor’s Bureau site by clicking on the sunflower painting to the right.)

104 E 10th Street;

Goodland, Kansas 67735

Locate the Goodland Area Chamber of Commerce:

Phone: 785-899-7130

E-mail: gdlchmbr@eaglecom.net

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