Dresden, Kansas
Dresden is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, 41 people lived there.[6]
Dresden, Kansas | |
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![]() Location within Decatur County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°37′20″N 100°25′17″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Decatur |
Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
• Land | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,733 ft (833 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 41 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 40 |
• Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67635 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-18600 [4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0471072 [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 | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 231 | — | |
1940 | 180 | −22.1% | |
1950 | 162 | −10.0% | |
1960 | 134 | −17.3% | |
1970 | 103 | −23.1% | |
1980 | 84 | −18.4% | |
1990 | 73 | −13.1% | |
2000 | 51 | −30.1% | |
2010 | 41 | −19.6% | |
2016 (est.) | 40 | [3] | −2.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census |
References
- "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- "Decatur County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- "Profile for Dresden, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- Federal Writers' Project (1939). Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State. Works Progress Administration. p. 448. ISBN 9781623760151.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- 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.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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