Agra, Kansas

Agra is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 267 people lived there.[6]

Agra, Kansas
City
Location within Phillips County and Kansas
Location within Phillips County and Kansas
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°45′38″N 99°7′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPhillips
Founded1888
Incorporated1904
Named forAgra
Area
[1]
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,850 ft (560 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total267
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
248
 • Density1,100/sq mi (410/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67621
Area code(s)785
FIPS code20-00550 [4]
GNIS ID0471935 [5]

History

Agra was first settled in 1888. It was incorporated in 1904.[7] Agra was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[8] It was named after Agra in India.[9]

Geography

Agra is at 39°45′38″N 99°7′11″W (39.760686, -99.119592).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2). All of it is land.[11]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1910347—
19203614.0%
193040813.0%
1940406−0.5%
1950354−12.8%
1960277−21.8%
19702946.1%
19803219.2%
19903220.3%
2000306−5.0%
2010267−12.7%
2018 (est.)248[3]−7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 267 people, 116 households, and 78 families living in Agra.[2]

References
  1. "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Nov 1, 2019.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  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 18, 2011.
  7. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 32. ISBN 9780722249055.
  8. Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 24.
  9. Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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