Timken, Kansas

Timken is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 76 people lived there.[6]

Timken, Kansas
City
Location within Rush County and Kansas
Location within Rush County and Kansas
KDOT map of Rush County (legend)
KDOT map of Rush County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°28′22″N 99°10′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRush
Area
[1]
 • Total0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,965 ft (599 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total76
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
71
 • Density510/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67575
Area code785
FIPS code20-70625 [4]
GNIS ID0485364 [5]

History

Timken was named after a land speculator, Henry Timken. He bought land in which he believed that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad would be building. When Henry Timken sold the land to the railroad, one of the requirements was that the town was named after him. After a year, lumber mill, railroad depot, grocery store, and even a bowling alley would be created in the town. The town was settled mainly by immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia.[7]

A post office was opened in Timken in 1888. It was used until 1996.[8]

Geography

Timken is at 38°28′22″N 99°10′39″W (38.472890, -99.177375).[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1940170—
1950138−18.8%
19601476.5%
1970123−16.3%
198099−19.5%
199087−12.1%
200083−4.6%
201076−8.4%
2016 (est.)71[3]−6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 76 people, 29 households, and 17 families living in Timken.[2]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. 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 June 19, 2011.
  7. Timken History; LegendsOfKansas.com
  8. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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