Morrill, Kansas

Morrill is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, 230 people lived there.[6]

Morrill, Kansas
City
Location within Brown County and Kansas
Location within Brown County and Kansas
KDOT map of Brown County (legend)
KDOT map of Brown County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 95°41′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBrown
Platted1878
Named forEdmund Morrill
Area
[1]
 • Total0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total230
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
225
 • Density1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66515
Area code785
FIPS code20-48300 [4]
GNIS ID0472771 [5]

History

Morrill was planned out in 1878 when the St. Joseph and Western Railroad was extended to that point.[7] It was named for Kansas governor Edmund Needham Morrill, the 13th Governor of Kansas.[8]

Geography

Morrill is at 39°55′48″N 95°41′40″W (39.929879, -95.694498).[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2). All of it is land.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890308—
190040029.9%
1910398−0.5%
192055238.7%
1930519−6.0%
1940387−25.4%
1950362−6.5%
1960299−17.4%
19703083.0%
19803369.1%
1990299−11.0%
2000277−7.4%
2010230−17.0%
2016 (est.)225[3]−2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census says that there were 230 people, 88 households, and 66 families living in the city.[2]

Education

Morrill is served by USD 113 Prairie Hills.[10]

Morrill High School was closed through school unification. The Morrill High School mascot was Tigers.[11]

Notable people

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. 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. 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. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  7. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 740.
  8. Kansas Place-Names,John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 330 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
  9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  10. "Prairie Hills USD 113". USD 113. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. "Morrill High School". E-YEARBOOK.COM. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. "MILLER, Howard Shultz, (1879 - 1970)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

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