Durand, Kansas | |
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  Durand  Durand | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′23″N95°41′35″W / 37.88972°N 95.69306°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Woodson |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-19025 |
| GNIS ID | 484687 [1] |
Durand is an unincorporated community in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. [1]
The community is served by Woodson USD 366 public school district.
Woodson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Yates Center. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,115. The county was named after Daniel Woodson, a five-time acting governor of the Kansas Territory.
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Greenwood County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Eureka. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,016. The county was named for Alfred Greenwood, a U.S. congressman from Arkansas that advocated Kansas statehood.
Anderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Garnett. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,836. The county was named for Joseph C. Anderson, a Kansas territorial legislator and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era.
Yates Center is a city in and the county seat of Woodson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,352.
Durand may refer to:
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The Woodson County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square in Yates Center, is the seat of government of Woodson County, Kansas. Woodson County was created by the territorial legislature in 1857. Neosho Falls was selected as the first county seat. Between 1865 and 1875, the county seat moved several times, alternating between Neosho Falls and Kalida, then to Defiance, and finally, in 1876, to the newly laid out Yates Center in the center of the county.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |