McPherson, Kansas
| McPherson, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Sculpture of James B. McPherson (2004)
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 Location within McPherson County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of McPherson County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°22′19″N 97°39′44″W / 38.37194°N 97.66222°WCoordinates: 38°22′19″N 97°39′44″W / 38.37194°N 97.66222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | McPherson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.23 sq mi (18.73 km2) |
| • Land | 7.18 sq mi (18.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,496 ft (456 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,155 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 13,144 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (700/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67460 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-43950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0477193 |
| Website | McPhersonKS.org |
McPherson (pronunciation: /məkˈfɜːrsən/) is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,155. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general. It is home to McPherson College and Central Christian College.
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, McPherson County was founded.
McPherson was founded in 1872 by the twelve members of the McPherson Town Company. In 1887, city officials began a failed attempt to have the community named the state capital.
The first post office in McPherson was established in 1873. McPherson was incorporated as a city in 1874.
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