Lake City, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Barber County (legend)
KDOT map of Barber County (legend)
Lake City is located in Kansas
Lake City
Lake City
Lake City is located in the United States
Lake City
Lake City
Coordinates: 37°21′12″N 98°49′15″W / 37.35333°N 98.82083°W / 37.35333; -98.82083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarber
Elevation
[1]
1,611 ft (491 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total47
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67071
Area code620
FIPS code[1]
GNIS ID470431 [1]

Lake City is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 47.[2] It is 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Medicine Lodge.

History

Lake City was named for Riley Lake, who opened a store there in 1878.[3]

A post office was opened in Lake City in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202047—
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lake City, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Lake City, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, Volume 3. Standard Pub. Co. pp. 294. ISBN 9785880939039.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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