Tampa, Kansas

Tampa is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1][5] In 2010, 112 people lived there.[6]

Tampa, Kansas
City
Location within Marion County and Kansas
Location within Marion County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°32′55″N 97°9′18″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipBlaine
Platted1887
Incorporated1908
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorTimothy Svoboda
Area
[2]
 • Total0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)
 • Land0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,424 ft (434 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total112
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
107
 • Density620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67483
Area code785
FIPS code20-70000 [1]
GNIS ID0477122 [1]

History
1915 Railroad Map of Marion County

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington through Tampa to Pratt.[7]

The Golden Belt Town Company filed the plat for Tampa in 1887. The city name is said to have been suggested by a railroad engineer who rode one of the first trains through Tampa. Tampa was incorporated as a city in 1908.[8][9]

A post office was created in Tampa on April 17, 1888.[10]

Geography

Tampa is at 38°32′55″N 97°9′18″W (38.548493, −97.154893).[1] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2). All of it is land.[2]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1910256—
19202622.3%
19302755.0%
1940222−19.3%
1950216−2.7%
1960145−32.9%
19701546.2%
1980113−26.6%
19901130.0%
200014427.4%
2010112−22.2%
2016 (est.)107[4]−4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 112 people, 48 households, and 27 families living in Tampa.[3]

Economy

The Tampa State Bank[11] and Tampa Cafe are in Tampa.[12]

Education

Tampa is part of Unified School District 397.[13][14]

Media
  • Hillsboro Free Press, free newspaper for greater Marion County area.
  • The Herington Times, newspaper from Herington.
  • The Salina Journal, regional newspaper from Salina.

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Tampa, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. 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. "HughesNet Gen4 Internet – Unlimited Satellite Internet – Skyways". skyways.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. "Rock Island's Family Tree – Page 4". covad.net. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
  9. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 796.
  10. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  11. Tampa State Bank
  12. "Tampa Cafe". Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  13. "Centre". usd397.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  14. Kansas School District Boundary Map Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

More reading
  • A History of Tampa, Kansas, and Its Environs, 1887–1987; Tampa Centennial Committee; 1986.

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