Dennis, Kansas

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Dennis, Kansas
CDP
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Coordinates: 37°20′49″N95°24′46″W / 37.34694°N 95.41278°W / 37.34694; -95.41278 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Labette
Founded1880s
Elevation
[1]
929 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
152
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-17675 [1]
GNIS ID 2804492 [1]

Dennis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Labette County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 152. [2]

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History

Dennis had its start in the early 1880s by the building of the Memphis, Kansas and Colorado Railroad through that territory. [3] The first post office in Dennis was established in May 1881. [4]

The nearby Big Hill Archeological District is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 152—
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

The community is served by Labette County USD 506 public school district.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dennis, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Dennis, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  508.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

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