Barnes, Kansas

Barnes is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 159 people lived there.[6]

Barnes, Kansas
City
Welcome sign on Kansas Highway 148
Welcome sign on Kansas Highway 148
Location within Washington County and Kansas
Location within Washington County and Kansas
KDOT map of Washington County (legend)
KDOT map of Washington County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°42′41″N 96°52′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyWashington
Founded1870 (Elm Grove)
Incorporated1897
Named forA.S. Barnes
Area
[1]
 • Total0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,332 ft (406 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total159
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
152
 • Density880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66933
Area code785
FIPS code20-04250 [4]
GNIS ID0473152 [5]
Websitebarnesks.net

History

Barnes was called Elm Grove when it was created in 1870.[7] It was renamed Barnes in 1876. It was named after A. S. Barnes, a stockholder of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.[7][8]

Barnes was a station and shipping place on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[9]

Geography

Barnes is at 39°42′41″N 96°52′23″W (39.711525, -96.873094).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2). Of that, 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
188032—
1900383—
191045418.5%
1920395−13.0%
1930361−8.6%
19403918.3%
1950308−21.2%
1960247−19.8%
1970209−15.4%
198025723.0%
1990167−35.0%
2000152−9.0%
20101594.6%
2016 (est.)152[3]−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 159 people, 71 households, and 45 families living in Barnes.[2]

Education

Barnes is a part of USD 223 Barnes Hanover Linn.[11]

Barnes schools were closed in 1965 because of school unification. The Barnes High School mascot was the Bullets.[12]

Famous people
  • Omar Knedlik, (1915–1989), inventor of the ICEE frozen drink.

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. 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 September 11, 2013. 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 November 3, 2011.
  7. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 312.
  8. Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. p. 456. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.
  9. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 152. ISBN 9780722249055.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "USD". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  12. "Barnes Wins Washington Meet", The Belleville Telescope, 20 February 1941, p.8.

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