Lehigh, Kansas

Lehigh, Kansas
City
Skyline of Lehigh (2010)
Location within Marion County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°22′24″N 97°18′10″W / 38.37333°N 97.30278°W / 38.37333; -97.30278Coordinates: 38°22′24″N 97°18′10″W / 38.37333°N 97.30278°W / 38.37333; -97.30278
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Township	Lehigh
Platted	1881
Incorporated	1901
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	David Terrell
• City Clerk	Donna Terrell
Area
• Total	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Land	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,532 ft (467 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	175
• Estimate (2015)	168
• Density	580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67073
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-39225
GNIS feature ID	0477226

Lehigh is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 175.

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 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Lehigh.

The source of the Lehigh name was not well documented. One of the rumors is the city being slightly higher altitude which was "lay high" above the prairie, the other rumor that it was named by representatives of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania who came to Kansas and considered settling the area in the 1870s or 1880s.