Eudora, Kansas

Eudora is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. The city is along the Kansas River and the Wakarusa River. In 2010, 6,136 people lived there.[7]

Eudora, Kansas
City
Statue of Pascal Fish and his daughter Eudora (2011)
Statue of Pascal Fish and his daughter Eudora (2011)
Location within Douglas County and Kansas
Location within Douglas County and Kansas
KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°56′18″N 95°5′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDouglas
Government
 • TypeMayor–Commission
 • MayorTim Reazin [1]
 • City ManagerBarack Matite [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2.94 sq mi (7.61 km2)
 • Land2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total6,136
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
6,379
 • Density2,100/sq mi (810/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66025
Area code785
FIPS code20-21675 [5]
GNIS ID0479162 [6]
WebsiteCityOfEudoraks.gov

Geography

Eudora is at 38°56′18″N 95°5′51″W (38.938213, −95.097417).[8] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 2.94 square miles (7.61 km2). Of that, 2.89 square miles (7.49 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.[2]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880572—
18906188.0%
19006403.6%
19106400.0%
1920627−2.0%
1930599−4.5%
194071319.0%
19501,488108.7%
19601,5323.0%
19702,09136.5%
19803,11248.8%
19903,006−3.4%
20004,30743.3%
20106,13642.5%
2016 (est.)6,379[4]4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Eudora is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

The Eudora government has five city commissioners. They elect the mayor. The City Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7PM.[1]

  • City Hall, 4 East 7th St.

Transportation

Eudora is next to three state highways, three county highways, and a direct route to one national highway and to one interstate highway:

  • K-10
  • K-32
  • K-33
  • CR-442
  • CR-1061
  • CR-458
  • US-56
  • I-70

Famous people
  • Chase Austin, NASCAR driver
  • Debra Barnes, 1968 Miss America
  • Hugh Beaumont, actor
  • Vic Edelbrock, manufacturer, automotive engineer
  • Charles Parham, founder of Pentacostalism, presided over Methodist Church services from 1892 to 1894.[9]

References
  1. Eudora - Directory of Public Officials
  2. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  9. "Eudora History Trivia". Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-07-10.

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