Arcadia, Kansas

Arcadia, Kansas
City
Location within Crawford County and Kansas
KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°38′28″N 94°37′27″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Crawford
Founded	1862
Named for	Arcadia, Greece
Area [2]
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.13 km^2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.13 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [1]	824 ft (251 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	254
• Density	590/sq mi (220/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66711
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-02175
GNIS ID	2393974[1]

Arcadia is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 254 people lived there.^[3]

History

Arcadia was founded in 1862.^[4] It was named for the ancient region of Arcadia, in Greece.^[5]

The first post office in Arcadia was founded in June 1867.^[6]

Arcadia was a station on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.^[7]

Geography

Arcadia is at 37°38′28″N 94°37′27″W (37.641233, -94.624028).

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	518		—
1900	538		3.9%
1910	694		29.0%
1920	1,175		69.3%
1930	925		−21.3%
1940	843		−8.9%
1950	572		−32.1%
1960	507		−11.4%
1970	388		−23.5%
1980	460		18.6%
1990	338		−26.5%
2000	391		15.7%
2010	310		−20.7%
2020	254		−18.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 254 people, 128 households, and 69 families living in the city. Of the households, 72.7% owned their home and 27.3% rented their home.

The median age was 45.5 years. Of the people, 93.3% were White, 0.4% were Native American, 1.2% were from some other race, and 5.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the people.^[3][8]

2010 census

As of the 2010 census says that there were 310 people, 136 households, and 79 families living in the city.^[9]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arcadia, Kansas
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
3. "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
4. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 170.
5. "Profile for Arcadia, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
6. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
7. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 9780722249055.
8. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
9. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

Other websites

City

• Arcadia - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 246 Archived 2021-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, local school district

Maps

• Arcadia City Map, KDOT