Kansas, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°14′55″N 83°17′01″W / 41.24861°N 83.28361°W / 41.24861; -83.28361
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Kansas, Ohio
Community post office
Community post office
Location of Kansas, Ohio
Location of Kansas, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°14′55″N 83°17′01″W / 41.24861°N 83.28361°W / 41.24861; -83.28361
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
TownshipLiberty
Area
 • Total0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
 • Land0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total175
 • Density398.63/sq mi (153.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
44841
FIPS code39-39578
GNIS feature ID2628908[2]

Kansas is a census-designated place in northwestern Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44841.[3] It is located along State Route 635.[4] The population was 175 at the 2020 census.

History[edit]

Kansas was platted in early 1855 along a line of the Lake Erie and Louisville Railroad.[5] The community took its name from the Kansas Territory.[6] A short distance south of the community on State Route 635 is the Michaels Farm, which has been named a historic site.[7]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020175
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kansas, Ohio
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-281-1
  5. ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Printing Company. p. 550.
  6. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 67.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.