Doniphan is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Doniphan, Kansas
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Doniphan is located in Kansas
Doniphan
Doniphan
Doniphan is located in the United States
Doniphan
Doniphan
Coordinates: 39°38′30″N 95°4′51″W / 39.64167°N 95.08083°W / 39.64167; -95.08083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Platted1855
Incorporated1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Named forAlexander Doniphan
Elevation860 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-18275
GNIS ID473282 [1]

History edit

The company that founded the community was organized on November 11, 1854. Doniphan was incorporated in 1869.[2] The community was named for Alexander William Doniphan, a military leader in the Mexican–American War.[3]

A post office was opened in Doniphan on March 3, 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on August 15, 1943.[4]

Demographics edit

Doniphan is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Doniphan, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 528.
  3. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 474.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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