Roxbury, Kansas

Roxbury, Kansas
Roxbury, Kansas
CDP
	KDOT map of McPherson County (legend)
	Roxbury Roxbury
	Coordinates: 38°33′3″N97°25′49″W / 38.55083°N 97.43028°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	McPherson
Elevation	1,339 ft (408 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	70
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-61550
GNIS ID	477097

Last updated July 09, 2024

Roxbury is a census-designated place (CDP) in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 70.^[2] It is located about 10.5 miles east of Interstate 135.^[1]^[3]

History

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state and in 1867, McPherson County was established within the Kansas Territory. The original name for the community was Colfax, which was established in 1871 with a trading post. It was renamed to Roxbury on March 4, 1875 due to an act of legislature.^[4]

There is a post office serving Zip Code 67476, a bank, and a grain storage facility by way of businesses in Roxbury.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	70		—
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

Roxbury is served by the Smoky Valley USD 400 public school district. Its own schools were closed in 1965 due to school unification. The Roxbury High School team name was Roxbury Lions.^[5]

Notable people

Wendell Johnson, psychologist
Duane Pope, convicted bank robber and murderer

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Roxbury, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
1 2 "Profile of Roxbury, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
↑ "Roxbury, KS Profile: Facts & Data".
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 610.
↑ "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.

External links

Historic Images of Roxbury, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
McPherson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Roxbury, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[Census-2020-Profile-2] 1 2 "Profile of Roxbury, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[3] "Roxbury, KS Profile: Facts & Data".

[Cyclopedia-4] Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 610.

[5] "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.

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