Canada, Kansas

Canada is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is named for many Canadian immigrants coming to the area.[2]

Canada, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Canada
Canada
Coordinates: 38°21′15″N 97°6′46″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipGale
Platted1883
Elevation
[1]
1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-10350 [1]
GNIS ID0477365 [1]
W i k i p e d i a

History
1915 Railroad Map of Marion County

A post office was in Canada from February 20, 1884 to February 28, 1954.[3]

20th century

From 1964 to 1968, the Marion Reservoir was built north of Canada.

21st century

In August 2015, a film crew for an advertising company in Toronto, Ontario came to Canada. They came to interview people and give away New Balance shoes for a Canadian TV commercial.[4]

Geography

Canada is at 38°21′15″N 97°6′46″W (38.3541802, -97.1128030),[1] about halfway between Marion and Hillsboro.

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Canada, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. Canadians discover ‘the other Canada’, page 4; Peabody Gazette-Bulletin; 10 pages; August 19, 2015.

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