Kansas, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca Sandusky county
TownshipLiberty
Unit prefImperial
Area total1.14 km²
Area land1.14 km²
Area water0.00 km²
Area total0.44 sq mi
Area land0.44 sq mi
Area water0.00 sq mi
Population as of2020
Population total175
Population density153.85 km²
Population density398.63 sq mi
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Time zone (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Elevation728 ft
Coordinates41°14′55″N 83°17′01″W
ZIP codes44841
FIPS code39-39578
GNIS feature ID2628908[1]

Kansas is a census-designated place in northwestern Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44841.[2] It is located along State Route 635.[3] The population was 175 at the 2020 census.

History

Kansas was platted in early 1855 along a line of the Lake Erie and Louisville Railroad.[4] The community took its name from the Kansas Territory.[5] A short distance south of the community on State Route 635 is the Michaels Farm, which has been named a historic site.[6]

References

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  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-281-1
  4. ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Printing Company. p. 550
  5. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 67.
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