Canada, Kansas
unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Canada is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is named for many Canadian immigrants coming to the area.[2]
Canada, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°21′15″N 97°6′46″W / 38.35417°N 97.11278°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Marion |
Township | Gale |
Platted | 1883 |
Elevation | 1,362 ft (415 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-10350 [1] |
GNIS ID | 0477365 [1] |
History
changeA post office was in Canada from February 20, 1884 to February 28, 1954.[3]
20th century
changeFrom 1964 to 1968, the Marion Reservoir was built north of Canada.
21st century
changeIn August 2015, a film crew for an advertising company in Toronto, Ontario came to Canada. They came to interview people and give away New Balance shoes for a Canadian TV commercial.[4]
Geography
changeCanada is at 38°21′15″N 97°6′46″W / 38.35417°N 97.11278°W (38.3541802, -97.1128030),[1] about halfway between Marion and Hillsboro.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Canada, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ↑ Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ Canadians discover ‘the other Canada’, page 4; Peabody Gazette-Bulletin; 10 pages; August 19, 2015.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Canada, Kansas.
Video
Historical
- Marion County cemetery list, archive of KsGenWeb
- Marion County history bibliography, Marion County school bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
Maps
- Marion County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Topo Map of Marion / Aulne / Canada area, USGS