Carbondale, Kansas
| Carbondale, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Downtown Carbondale (2005)
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 Location within Osage County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Osage County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°49′6″N 95°41′30″W / 38.81833°N 95.69167°WCoordinates: 38°49′6″N 95°41′30″W / 38.81833°N 95.69167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Osage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,437 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,393 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (720/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66414 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-10600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0479448 |
| Website | carbondaleks.com |
Carbondale is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,437.
Carbondale was founded in 1869. It initially grew as a coal town of the Carbon Coal Company. Coal is a carbon-based fuel, hence the name.
From 1906 to 1908 the Daughters of the American Revolution of Kansas placed sixty-six markers along the path of the Santa Fe Trail as it ran through Kansas. Number seventeen is located in Carbondale.
Carbondale is located at 38°49′6″N 95°41′30″W / 38.81833°N 95.69167°W (38.818411, -95.691533). It is the first city south of Topeka, Kansas on U.S. Highway 75. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.77 square miles (1.99 km2), of which, 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.
Carbondale is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,437 people, 590 households, and 385 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,916.0 inhabitants per square mile (739.8/km2). There were 637 housing units at an average density of 849.3 per square mile (327.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.3% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.
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