Lebanon (Kansas)
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Location in Kansas
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Kansas | ||
| County : | Smith County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 49 ′ N , 98 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 303 (status: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 378.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 0.8 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.8 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 562 m | ||
| Postal code : | 66952 | ||
| Area code : | +1 785 | ||
| FIPS : | 20-39100 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0471973 | ||
Lebanon is a municipality in Smith County in the US state of Kansas .
history
This municipality is the geographic center of the USA with the 48 contiguous states (excluding Hawaii and Alaska ). A monument was erected for this in 1941.
The Kyle Railroad runs through the village .
The post office opened in 1961.
Churches
The Lebanon Christian Church is located in the center of the village.
Demographics
The 2000 census showed the following.
| Demographics | |||||||
| White | African American | Hispanic | Indigenous people | Asian | Pacific | other | 2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.1% | 0% | 1.32% | 0.33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.66% |
| households | with children | Married | single parent | without family | Single | Single 65+ | |
| 151 | 15.9% | 54.3% | 3.3% | 39.1% | 35.8% | 19.2% |
Trivia
Lebanon is one of the real places that appear in Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods . At the monument to the geographic center of the United States of America, the old and new gods meet on neutral ground to negotiate.
In the series Supernatural , Lebanon is the bunker of the Men of the Scriptures , which the Winchester brothers use as their headquarters in later seasons