Jewell, Kansas

Jewell is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 432 people lived there.[6]

Jewell, Kansas
City
Location within Jewell County and Kansas
Location within Jewell County and Kansas
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°40′15″N 98°9′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJewell
Area
[1]
 • Total0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,555 ft (474 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total432
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
402
 • Density1,000/sq mi (390/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66949
Area code785
FIPS code20-35475 [4]
GNIS ID0472104 [5]

History

The City of Jewell started in 1870. It was a big sod area called Fort Jewell. It was named after Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis R. Jewell.[7]

The first post office in Jewell was created in July 1870.[8]

Jewel was incorporated as a city in 1880.[9]

Jewell was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[10]

Geography

Jewell is at 39°40′15″N 98°9′10″W (39.670941, -98.152795).[11] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880372—
189070288.7%
19007364.8%
191083914.0%
1920805−4.1%
1930707−12.2%
1940669−5.4%
1950593−11.4%
1960582−1.9%
1970569−2.2%
19805893.5%
1990529−10.2%
2000483−8.7%
2010432−10.6%
2016 (est.)402[3]−6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 432 people, 208 households, and 113 families living in Jewell.[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 May 14, 2011.
  7. "Profile for Jewell, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  8. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. p. 28.
  10. Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 119.
  11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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