Oberlin, Kansas

Oberlin is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.[7] It is also the county seat of Decatur County. In 2010, 1,788 people lived there.[8]

Oberlin, Kansas
City and County seat
Downtown Oberlin (1999)
Downtown Oberlin (1999)
Location within Decatur County and Kansas
Location within Decatur County and Kansas
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°49′16″N 100°31′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDecatur
Founded1872
Platted1878
Incorporated1885 [1]
Government
 • MayorLadd Wendelin
 • AdministratorPete Kampfer
Area
[2]
 • Total1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
 • Land1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,562 ft (781 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total1,788
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
1,700
 • Density940/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67749
Area code785
FIPS code20-52000 [5]
GNIS ID0471014 [6]
Websiteoberlin-kansas.com

History

Oberlin was platted as a town in 1878.[9] It was named after Oberlin, Ohio.[10]

The first post office in Oberlin was created in April 1878.[11]

On September 30, 1878, Northern Cheyenne were running from the Indian Territory to their homes in the north. The Northern Cheyenne Exodus, attacked people near Oberlin.[12][13]

Oberlin was incorporated as a city in 1885.[14]

Geography

Oberlin is at 39°49′16″N 100°31′42″W (39.821235, -100.528369). It has an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m).[6][15] It is on the northwest side of Sappa Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, in the High Plains region of the Great Plains.[16] It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 and U.S. Route 83 in northwest Kansas. Oberlin is 228 miles (367 km) northwest of Wichita, 238 miles (383 km) east of Denver, and 320 miles (510 km) west-northwest of Kansas City.[16][17]

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2). All of it is land.[2]

Weather

Oberlin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). It has hot, dry summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature in Oberlin is 52 °F (11 °C). Temperatures hotter than 90 °F (32 °C) happen on average 62 days per year and dropping below 32 °F (0 °C) an average of 158 days a year. Oberlin gets precipitation 66 days a year and snowfall happens 11 days a year. Precipitation averages 23 inches (574 mm) per year, and snowfall averages 32 inches (80 cm) per year.[18] On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Oberlin was 111 °F (44 °C) in 1954; the coldest temperature ever was -31 °F (-35 °C) in 1989.[19]

Climate data for Oberlin, Kansas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 78
(26)		 85
(29)		 93
(34)		 97
(36)		 103
(39)		 110
(43)		 111
(44)		 109
(43)		 107
(42)		 99
(37)		 88
(31)		 83
(28)		 111
(44)
Average high °F (°C) 40
(4)		 46
(8)		 55
(13)		 65
(18)		 74
(23)		 86
(30)		 92
(33)		 89
(32)		 81
(27)		 69
(21)		 51
(11)		 43
(6)		 66
(19)
Daily mean °F (°C) 28
(−2)		 33
(1)		 41
(5)		 51
(11)		 61
(16)		 72
(22)		 77
(25)		 75
(24)		 66
(19)		 54
(12)		 38
(3)		 30
(−1)		 52
(11)
Average low °F (°C) 13
(−11)		 17
(−8)		 25
(−4)		 35
(2)		 47
(8)		 57
(14)		 63
(17)		 60
(16)		 50
(10)		 36
(2)		 24
(−4)		 16
(−9)		 37
(3)
Record low °F (°C) −28
(−33)		 −19
(−28)		 −25
(−32)		 10
(−12)		 22
(−6)		 34
(1)		 41
(5)		 40
(4)		 22
(−6)		 9
(−13)		 −19
(−28)		 −31
(−35)		 −31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.49
(12)		 0.63
(16)		 1.65
(42)		 2.20
(56)		 3.65
(93)		 3.30
(84)		 3.75
(95)		 2.74
(70)		 1.50
(38)		 1.17
(30)		 1.03
(26)		 0.48
(12)		 22.59
(574)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.5
(17)		 4.8
(12)		 6.7
(17)		 2.4
(6.1)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.3
(0.76)		 1.1
(2.8)		 4.5
(11)		 5.2
(13)		 31.6
(80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.7 3.1 5.5 6.1 9.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 5.3 4.5 3.8 2.8 66.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 2.5 1.8 2.3 0.8 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.4 2.1 11.2
Source: National Weather Service;[18] The Weather Channel[19]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890976—
1900937−4.0%
19101,15723.5%
19201,2477.8%
19301,62930.6%
19401,87815.3%
19502,0197.5%
19602,33715.8%
19702,291−2.0%
19802,3874.2%
19902,197−8.0%
20001,994−9.2%
20101,788−10.3%
2016 (est.)1,700[4]−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,788 people, 824 households, and 477 families living in Oberlin.[3]

Education

Oberlin USD 294 has two public schools in the city: Oberlin Elementary School (Grades Pre-K-6) and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School (7-12).[20][21]

Media

The Oberlin Herald is Oberlin's only newspaper. It is published once per week.[22]

Oberlin is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.[23] NBC affiliate KSNK is licensed to McCook, Nebraska. It broadcasts on channel 8 from studios west of Oberlin.[24] KSNK is a satellite station of KSNW in Wichita.[25]

Famous people
  • Brun Campbell – ragtime composer, pianist[26]
  • Sam Francis – Overall #1 pick in 1937 NFL Draft, football coach at Kansas State University
  • Elmer Hackney – NFL running back[27]
  • Richard Rogers – U.S. federal judge[28]
  • Cora Simpson – nurse and nurse educator, founder of nursing school in Fuzhou, China

References
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  2. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. 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. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  8. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  9. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, 1952 Edition, p. 1361
  10. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 174.
  11. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  12. ""Last Indian Raid Museum"". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  13. Alan Boye (September 1, 2001). Holding Stone Hands: On the Trail of the Cheyenne Exodus. Bison Books. pp. 177–191. ISBN 0-8032-6185-3. ISBN 978-0803261853
  14. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 380.
  15. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  16. "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  17. "City Distance Tool". Geobytes. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  18. "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service Forecast Office - Goodland, KS. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  19. "Average weather for Oberlin, KS". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  20. "USD 294". Oberlin USD 294. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  21. "Oberlin, Kansas". City-Data. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  22. "Oberlin Herald". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  23. "TV Market Maps". EchoStar Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  24. "Station Search". BIA Kelsey. Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  25. "Stations for Goodland, Kansas". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
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  27. "Elmer Hackney". National Football League. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  28. "Rogers, Richard Dean". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2011-05-27.

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