St. Benedict, Kansas

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St. Benedict, Kansas
CDP
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St. Benedict
Coordinates: 39°53′34″N96°06′11″W / 39.89278°N 96.10306°W / 39.89278; -96.10306 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Nemaha
Named for St. Benedict
Elevation
[1]
1,139 ft (347 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
50
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-62075
GNIS ID 2804517 [1]

St. Benedict is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 50. [2] It is located three miles north of the western edge of Seneca.

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History

A post office was opened in Saint Benedict in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [3]

The community currently consists of over a dozen homes near the tall St. Mary's Church, which was built in 1893. [4] [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 50—
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

The community is served by Nemaha Central USD 115 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Benedict, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "Profile of St. Benedict, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Julie A. Wortman; Dale Nimz (October 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Mary's Church". National Park Service . Retrieved December 5, 2017. With photos.
  5. ↑ "Parish History". St. Mary's Church. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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