Stanton is an unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[2]

Stanton, Kansas
KDOT map of Miami County (legend)
Stanton is located in Kansas
Stanton
Stanton
Stanton is located in the United States
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Stanton
Coordinates: 38°32′36″N 95°03′16″W / 38.54333°N 95.05444°W / 38.54333; -95.05444[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMiami
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code913
FIPS code20-67900
GNIS ID479689[1]

History

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Stanton was founded in 1855.[3] Stanton had a post office from 1857 until 1903.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanton, Kansas
  2. ^ "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 749.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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