Perth, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 37°10′29″N97°30′19″W / 37.17472°N 97.50528°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Sumner |
Elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 20-55500 |
GNIS ID | 470305 [1] |
Perth is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located about 9 miles southwest of Wellington near the intersection of S Clearwater Rd and W 80th St S, next to the railroad.
A post office was opened in Perth in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954. [2]
The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district.
Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wellington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,382. The county is named after Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of Reconstruction politics.
Wellington is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,715.
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