Seneca, Kansas
Seneca is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.[6] It is also the county seat of Nemaha County. In 2010, 1,991 people lived there.[7]
City and County seat | |
 Location within Nemaha County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°50′8″N 96°3′58″W / 39.83556°N 96.06611°WCoordinates: 39°50′8″N 96°3′58″W / 39.83556°N 96.06611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Nemaha |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Incorporated | 1870 |
| Named for | Seneca County, Ohio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,991 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | 2,048 |
| • Density | 1,221/sq mi (471.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66538 |
| FIPS code | 20-63950 [4] |
| GNIS ID | 0472949 [5] |
| Website | seneca-kansas.us |
History
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Seneca was created in 1857. It was named after Seneca County, Ohio.[8]
The first post office in Seneca was created in November 1858.[9]
Seneca grew along the wagon route from St. Joseph, Missouri to Oregon and California. British explorer Richard Francis Burton was going to California in 1860. He went through town and noted: "... Seneca, a city consisting of a few shanties ..."[10]
Seneca was a station on the Pony Express of the early 1860s. The station was in the Smith Hotel, at the present-day place of Fourth and Main Streets.[11]
Seneca was incorporated as a city in 1870.[12]
Geography
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.63 square miles (4.22 km2). All of it is land.[1]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 1,203 | ||
| 1890 | 2,032 | 68.9% | |
| 1900 | 1,846 | −9.2% | |
| 1910 | 1,806 | −2.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,885 | 4.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,864 | −1.1% | |
| 1940 | 2,015 | 8.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,911 | −5.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,072 | 8.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,182 | 5.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,389 | 9.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,027 | −15.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,122 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,991 | −6.2% | |
| Est. 2016 | 2,048 | [3] | −3.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,991 people, 908 households, and 509 families living in Seneca.[2]
Famous people
- Ira K. Wells, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
- Edward White, Philippine–American War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Seneca, Kansas Media
Nemaha County Historical Society (previously a Jail and Sheriff residence) (2015)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 249.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ Richard Burton, (1862) The Look of the West 1860, Lincoln: Univ. Nebraska Press, reprint, n.d., p.27.
- ↑ "Kansas Stations". XP Pony Express Home Station. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 668.
Other websites
- City
- City of Seneca Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Seneca - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 115, local school district
- Maps
- Seneca City Map, KDOT