Doniphan, Kansas
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Unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
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| Coordinates: 39°38′30′′N 95°4′51′′W / 39.64167°N 95.08083°W / 39.64167; -95.08083 [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Doniphan |
| Founded | 1854; 171 years ago (1854) |
| Platted | 1855 |
| Incorporated | 1869; 156 years ago (1869) |
| Named after | Alexander Doniphan |
| Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-18275 |
| GNIS ID | 473282 [1] |
Doniphan is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
[edit ]The company that founded the community was organized on November 11, 1854. Doniphan was incorporated in 1869.[2] The community was named, as was the county, for Alexander William Doniphan, a military leader in the Mexican–American War.[3]
A post office was opened in Doniphan on March 3, 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on August 15, 1943.[4]
Demographics
[edit ]Doniphan is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Doniphan, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 528.
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 474.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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