McPherson (Kansas)
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| Location in Kansas | |||
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| Foundation : | 1872 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Kansas | ||
| County : | McPherson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 22 ′ N , 97 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,155 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 707.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.7 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.6 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 456 m | ||
| Postal code : | 67460 | ||
| Area code : | +1 620 | ||
| FIPS : | 20-43950 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0477193 | ||
| Website : | www.mcphersonks.org | ||
McPherson is a city ( City ) and the administrative seat in McPherson County , just east of the geographic center of the US state Kansas .
In the middle of the 19th century, the site was an important stop on the Santa Fe Trail even before it was officially founded in 1872 .
Personalities
- Bruce Conner (1933-2008), artist
- Dick Nichols (born 1926), politician
- Galen Stucky (* 1936), materials scientist
Web links
Commons : McPherson, Kansas - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
