Vining, Kansas

Vining, Kansas
City
Location within Washington County and Kansas
Location within Washington County and Kansas
KDOT map of Washington County (legend)
KDOT map of Washington County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°34′02″N 97°17′37″W / 39.56722°N 97.29361°W / 39.56722; -97.29361
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesClay, Washington
Platted1877 (West Clifton)
Incorporated1885
Area
 • Total0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
 • Land0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,273 ft (388 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total43
 • Density200/sq mi (78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-73950
GNIS ID2397147

Vining is a city in Clay and Washington counties in Kansas, United States. In 2020, 43 people lived there.

History

Vining was first called West Clifton. It was planned out as West Clifton in 1877. It was renamed Vining in 1881, in honor of E. P. Vining, a railroad worker.

Vining was once an important shipping point. This was because it was on the Republican River and at the junction of two railroads.

The post office in Vining closed in 1955.

Geography

Vining is at 39°34′2″N 97°17′37″W / 39.56722°N 97.29361°W / 39.56722; -97.29361 (39.567319, -97.293613). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2). All of it is land. The city is located next to Clifton.

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890241—
19002451.7%
1910191−22.0%
1920183−4.2%
19301988.2%
1940188−5.1%
1950168−10.6%
1960128−23.8%
197084−34.4%
1980851.2%
199055−35.3%
2000585.5%
201045−22.4%
202043−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 43 people living in Vining. There were 9 households.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 45 people, 24 households, and 13 families living in Vining.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vining, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vining". Clay County, Kansas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 848.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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