Stanton, Kansas

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Stanton, Kansas
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Coordinates: 38°32′36″N95°03′16″W / 38.54333°N 95.05444°W / 38.54333; -95.05444 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Miami
Elevation
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955 ft (291 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 913
FIPS code 20-67900
GNIS ID 479689 [1]

Stanton is an unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [2]

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History

Stanton was founded in 1855. [3] Stanton had a post office from 1857 until 1903. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanton, Kansas
  2. "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  749.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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