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Dresden, Kansas

Dresden, Kansas
City
Location within Decatur County and Kansas
Location within Decatur County and Kansas
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°37′20″N 100°25′17″W / 39.62222°N 100.42139°W / 39.62222; -100.42139Coordinates: 39°37′20″N 100°25′17″W / 39.62222°N 100.42139°W / 39.62222; -100.42139
Country United States
State Kansas
County Decatur
Area
 • Total 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Land 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 2,733 ft (833 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 41
 • Estimate (2015) 41
 • Density 44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67635
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-18600
GNIS feature ID 0471072

Dresden is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 41.

Dresden was founded in 1888. It was named by German settlers after the city of Dresden, in Germany.

The first post office in Dresden was established in October, 1888.

Dresden was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

Dresden is located at 39°37′20″N 100°25′17″W / 39.62222°N 100.42139°W / 39.62222; -100.42139 (39.622221, -100.421403). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 41 people, 19 households, and 12 families residing in the city. The population density was 43.6 inhabitants per square mile (16.8/km2). There were 29 housing units at an average density of 30.9 per square mile (11.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.

There were 19 households of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.75.


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