Piqua, Kansas

Piqua, Kansas
Census-designated place
Piqua, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°55′22″N 95°32′07″W / 37.92278°N 95.53528°WCoordinates: 37°55′22″N 95°32′07″W / 37.92278°N 95.53528°W
Country United States
State Kansas
County Woodson
Area[1]
 • Total 4.007 sq mi (10.38 km2)
 • Land 3.968 sq mi (10.28 km2)
 • Water 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation 1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 107
 • Density 27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 620
GNIS feature ID 474484[3]

Piqua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodson County, Kansas, United States.[3] Its population was 107 as of the 2010 census.[2]

History

Piqua had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[4] It was named after the city of Piqua, Ohio.[5]

The first post office in Piqua was established in March 1882.[6]

Geography

Latitude of Piqua is 37.922N and longitude is -95.535W. Piqua is located on U.S. Route 54 and is east of U.S. Route 75.[7]

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Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Piqua, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 479.
  5. ↑ "Profile for Piqua, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '05, Skokie: Rand McNally & Company, 2005.

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