Neosho Rapids, Kansas

Neosho Rapids, Kansas
City
Location within Lyon County and Kansas
Location within Lyon County and Kansas
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°22′07″N 95°59′29″W / 38.36861°N 95.99139°W / 38.36861; -95.99139
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLyon
Platted1855
Incorporated1923
Named forRapids on Neosho River
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
Area
 • Total0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Land0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total229
 • Density450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66864
Area code620
FIPS code20-49875
GNIS ID2395174

Neosho Rapids is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. 229 people lived here at the 2020 census.

History

Before, people called it Italia then Florence. It was planned out in 1855. The city was named Neosho Rapids in 1857 from the whitewater on the Neosho River.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neosho Rapids, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "City of Neosho Rapids". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Profile of Neosho Rapids, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 351.