St. Francis, Kansas

St. Francis is a city in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States.[6] It is also the county seat of Cheyenne County. In 2010, 1,329 people lived there.[7]

St. Francis, Kansas
City and County seat
Cheyenne County Courthouse (2010)
Cheyenne County Courthouse (2010)
Location within Cheyenne County and Kansas
Location within Cheyenne County and Kansas
KDOT map of Cheyenne County (legend)
KDOT map of Cheyenne County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°46′17″N 101°48′3″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCheyenne
Founded1887
Incorporated1903
Named forFrancis Emerson
Area
[1]
 • Total0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
 • Land0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
3,320 ft (1,010 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total1,329
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
1,294
 • Density1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-62175 [4]
GNIS ID0470970 [5]
Websitestfranciskansas.com

History

St. Francis was created in 1887.[8][9] The city may have been named for the wife of its founder.[10]

Geography

St. Francis is at 39°46′17″N 101°48′3″W (39.771389, -101.800717).[11] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2). All of it is land.[1]

Weather

St. Francis has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). It has cold, dry winters and hot, humid summers.

Climate data for St. Francis, Kansas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 81
(27)		 83
(28)		 92
(33)		 97
(36)		 103
(39)		 109
(43)		 111
(44)		 110
(43)		 105
(41)		 104
(40)		 89
(32)		 80
(27)		 111
(44)
Average high °F (°C) 41.0
(5.0)		 47.1
(8.4)		 54.8
(12.7)		 64.4
(18.0)		 73.8
(23.2)		 85.7
(29.8)		 91.3
(32.9)		 89.3
(31.8)		 80.9
(27.2)		 69.2
(20.7)		 52.1
(11.2)		 43.5
(6.4)		 66.1
(18.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 27.2
(−2.7)		 32.4
(0.2)		 39.9
(4.4)		 49.2
(9.6)		 59.6
(15.3)		 70.8
(21.6)		 76.3
(24.6)		 74.2
(23.4)		 64.8
(18.2)		 52.2
(11.2)		 37.7
(3.2)		 29.5
(−1.4)		 51.2
(10.6)
Average low °F (°C) 13.3
(−10.4)		 17.7
(−7.9)		 25.0
(−3.9)		 34.0
(1.1)		 45.3
(7.4)		 55.9
(13.3)		 61.3
(16.3)		 59.0
(15.0)		 48.6
(9.2)		 35.2
(1.8)		 23.3
(−4.8)		 15.5
(−9.2)		 36.2
(2.3)
Record low °F (°C) −25
(−32)		 −25
(−32)		 −20
(−29)		 0
(−18)		 17
(−8)		 33
(1)		 41
(5)		 33
(1)		 18
(−8)		 3
(−16)		 −9
(−23)		 −31
(−35)		 −31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.51
(13)		 0.49
(12)		 1.17
(30)		 1.73
(44)		 3.14
(80)		 2.57
(65)		 2.97
(75)		 2.12
(54)		 1.16
(29)		 1.04
(26)		 0.76
(19)		 0.40
(10)		 18.06
(457)
Source 1: NOAA (normals, 1971–2000) [12]
Source 2: The Weather Channel (Records) [13]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1910492—
192073349.0%
193094428.8%
19401,04110.3%
19501,89281.7%
19601,594−15.8%
19701,7258.2%
19801,610−6.7%
19901,495−7.1%
20001,4970.1%
20101,329−11.2%
2016 (est.)1,294[3]−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,329 people, 650 households, and 357 families living in St. Francis.[2]

Famous people
  • Ron Evans, astronaut and, as a member of Apollo 17, one of 24 people to have orbited the Moon
  • Ray Stafford, Olympian

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. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  7. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  8. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 159.
  9. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 619.
  10. "Profile for Saint Francis, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  12. "Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  13. "Monthly Averages for St. Francis, KS". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2011.

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