Castleton, Kansas

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Castleton, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°51′44″N 97°57′6″W / 37.86222, -97.95167
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Reno
Area
- Total	54.2 sq mi (140.4 km²)
- Land	54.2 sq mi (140.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,470 ft (448 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	256
- Density	4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	20-11000[1]
GNIS feature ID	0473799[2]

Castleton is a small community in Reno County, Kansas. The post office was established December 6, 1872, and discontinued June 28, 1957. The post office building was moved to the Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village in Barton County, Kansas, in 1971. Castleton was the setting for "Sevillinois, Illinois 1895" in the movie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie filmed in 1952.

[edit] References

1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Castleton, Kansas is at coordinates 37°52′04″N 97°58′09″W / 37.8677904, -97.9692213 (Castleton, Kansas)Coordinates: 37°52′04″N 97°58′09″W / 37.8677904, -97.9692213 (Castleton, Kansas)