Douglass, Kansas

19th century

The first settlement was founded at Douglass in 1869. Douglass is named after its founder, Joseph W. Douglass, a storeowner who was deadly shot at the town site in 1873 while apprehending a suspected chicken thief. Douglass was incorporated as a city of the third class in 1879.

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a train line from Florence to El Dorado, in 1881 it was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The train line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City.

21st century

In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed about 1.8 miles west of Douglass, north to south through Butler County.

Climate

Douglass has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Douglass has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,555 people, 595 households, and 393 families living in Douglass. Of the households, 71.4% owned their home and 28.6% rented their home.

The median age was 35.4 years. Of the people, 90.2% were White, 1.5% were Native American, 1.1% were Asian, 0.3% were Black, 0.5% were from some other race, and 6.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the people.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,700 people, 625 households, and 452 families living in Douglass.