McPherson (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
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