Asherville, Kansas

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Asherville, Kansas
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Asherville
Coordinates: 39°24′27″N97°58′24″W / 39.40750°N 97.97333°W / 39.40750; -97.97333 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Mitchell
Founded1866
Elevation
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1,345 ft (410 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total19
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-02600
GNIS ID 2583497 [1]

Asherville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 19. [2]

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History

The first settlement at Asherville was made in 1866 at the Asher Creek, from which the community takes its name. [3] By 1910, Asherville had about 125 inhabitants. [4]

Asherville had the oldest post office in Mitchell County. [4] It opened in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 19
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

The community is served by Beloit USD 273 public school district.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asherville, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Asherville, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. "Origin of Town Names" (PDF). Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. 1 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.  106.
  5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

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