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Tampa, Kansas

Tampa is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1][5] In 2010, 112 people lived there.[6]

City
Location within Marion County and Kansas
Location within Marion County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°32′55″N 97°9′18″W / 38.54861°N 97.15500°W / 38.54861; -97.15500Coordinates: 38°32′55″N 97°9′18″W / 38.54861°N 97.15500°W / 38.54861; -97.15500[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipBlaine
Platted1887
Incorporated1908
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorTimothy Svoboda
Area
[2]
 • Total0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)
 • Land0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,424 ft (434 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total112
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
107
 • Density622/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67483
FIPS code20-70000 [1]
GNIS ID0477122 [1]

History

 
1915 Railroad Map of Marion County

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington through Tampa to Pratt.[7]

The Golden Belt Town Company filed the plat for Tampa in 1887. The city name is said to have been suggested by a railroad engineer who rode one of the first trains through Tampa. Tampa was incorporated as a city in 1908.[8][9]

A post office was created in Tampa on April 17, 1888.[10]

Geography

Tampa is at 38°32′55″N 97°9′18″W / 38.54861°N 97.15500°W / 38.54861; -97.15500 (38.548493, −97.154893).[1] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2). All of it is land.[2]

People

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1910256
—
19202622.3%
19302755.0%
1940222−19.3%
1950216−2.7%
1960145−32.9%
19701546.2%
1980113−26.6%
19901130.0%
200014427.4%
2010112−22.2%
Est. 2016107[4]−25.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 112 people, 48 households, and 27 families living in Tampa.[3]

Economy

The Tampa State Bank[11] and Tampa Cafe are in Tampa.[12]

Education

Tampa is part of Unified School District 397.[13][14]

Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Tampa, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "HughesNet Gen4 Internet – Unlimited Satellite Internet – Skyways". skyways.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Rock Island's Family Tree – Page 4". covad.net. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
  9. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 796.
  10. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  11. ↑ Tampa State Bank
  12. ↑ "Tampa Cafe". Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  13. ↑ "Centre". usd397.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Kansas School District Boundary Map Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

More reading

  • A History of Tampa, Kansas, and Its Environs, 1887–1987; Tampa Centennial Committee; 1986.

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