Dennis, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°20′49″N 95°24′46″W / 37.34694°N 95.41278°W / 37.34694; -95.41278
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Dennis, Kansas
FIPS code
20-17675 [1]
GNIS ID2804492 [1]

Dennis is an unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 152.[2]

History

Dennis had its start in the early 1880s by the building of the Memphis, Kansas and Colorado Railroad through that territory.[3] The first post office in Dennis was established in May 1881.[4]

The nearby Big Hill Archeological District is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020152
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

The community is served by Labette County USD 506 public school district.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dennis, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "Profile of Dennis, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 508.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

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