Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
| Cottonwood Falls, Kansas | |
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Courthouse.JPG)
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 Location within Chase County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Chase County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°22′5″N 96°32′35″W / 38.36806°N 96.54306°WCoordinates: 38°22′5″N 96°32′35″W / 38.36806°N 96.54306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Chase |
| Township | Falls |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2) |
| • Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 903 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 872 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66845 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-15900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0477262 |
| Website | cwfks.org |
Cottonwood Falls is the largest city and county seat of Chase County, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 903.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1859, Chase County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Cottonwood Falls.
The first settlement in the area of Cottonwood Falls was in 1854, when an Indian trader named Seth Hayes founded a cattle ranch on the Cottonwood River close to the mouth of Diamond Spring Creek. The area around the town was organized as Chase County in 1859, and Cottonwood Falls was designated the temporary county seat. Other early settlers arrived in Cottonwood and surrounding lands in 1856 to 1858.
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