Dresden, Kansas

Dresden is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, 41 people lived there.[6]

Dresden, Kansas
City
Location within Decatur County and Kansas
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°37′20″N 100°25′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDecatur
Area
[1]
 • Total0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Land0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,733 ft (833 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total41
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
40
 • Density44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67635
Area code785
FIPS code20-18600 [4]
GNIS feature ID0471072 [5]

History

Dresden was created in 1888.[7] It was named by German settlers after the city of Dresden, in Germany.[8][9]

The first post office in Dresden was created in October 1888.[10]

Dresden was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[11]

Geography

Dresden is at 39°37′20″N 100°25′17″W (39.622221, -100.421403).[12]

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930231—
1940180−22.1%
1950162−10.0%
1960134−17.3%
1970103−23.1%
198084−18.4%
199073−13.1%
200051−30.1%
201041−19.6%
2016 (est.)40[3]−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census says that there were 41 people, 19 households, and 12 families living in the city.[2]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. "Decatur County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. "Profile for Dresden, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  9. Federal Writers' Project (1939). Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State. Works Progress Administration. p. 448. ISBN 9781623760151.
  10. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 547. ISBN 9780722249055.
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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