Piqua, Kansas

Piqua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodson County, Kansas, United States.[4] Its population was 107 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Piqua, Kansas
Census-designated place
KDOT map of Woodson County (legend)
Piqua
Location within the state of Kansas
Piqua
Piqua (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°55′22″N 95°32′07″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyWoodson
Area
 • Total4.007 sq mi (10.38 km2)
 • Land3.968 sq mi (10.28 km2)
 • Water0.039 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Population
 • Total107
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-56000 [1]
GNIS ID474484 [1]

History

Piqua had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[5] It was named after the city of Piqua, Ohio.[6] The first post office in Piqua was established in March 1882.[7]

Geography

Latitude of Piqua is 37.922N and longitude is -95.535W. Piqua is located on U.S. Route 54 and is east of U.S. Route 75.[8] Piqua is located between the cities of Yates Center and Iola.

Notable people
  • Buster Keaton (1895–1966), acclaimed actor and film director. He was born in Piqua while his mother was traveling.
  • Fred Kipp, Major league baseball pitcher between 1957–1960 with the Dodgers and Yankees.

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Piqua, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. "Piqua, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 479.
  6. "Profile for Piqua, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  7. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  8. Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '05, Skokie: Rand McNally & Company, 2005.


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