Doniphan, Kansas

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Doniphan, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°38′30″N95°4′51″W / 39.64167°N 95.08083°W / 39.64167; -95.08083 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Doniphan
Founded1854;169 years ago (1854)
Platted 1855
Incorporated 1869;154 years ago (1869)
Named for Alexander Doniphan
Elevation
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860 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-18275
GNIS ID 473282 [1]

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

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History

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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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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