Moline, Kansas
| Moline, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Elk County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Elk County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°21′50″N 96°18′8″W / 37.36389°N 96.30222°WCoordinates: 37°21′50″N 96°18′8″W / 37.36389°N 96.30222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Elk |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Land | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 371 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 332 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67353 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-47600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0469874 |
| Website | molinekansas.com |
Moline is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 371. Moline is located in south central Elk County at the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and K-99.
Moline is well known for being the home of Kansas' oldest swinging (suspension-type) bridge, built in 1904. The bridge spans over a lower portion of a local stream, Wildcat Creek. Immediately to the west of the famous Swinging Bridge, a limestone water fall formation flows with water through much of the rainy season in late winter and early spring.
Moline is located on a slightly elevated plateau in the valley of Wildcat Creek, named so by the indigenous Native Americans because of the prominent number of wildcats (Bobcats) that lived along the stream. In early 1879 as the Santa Fe Railway extended westward from Independence, Missouri, towns sprung up vigorously along the line. The Land and Town Company chartered the land for the city on July 21, 1879 and laid out the town. The name Moline was decided upon at the suggestion of Mr. J.F. Chapman, of the original town company, who came from the area of Moline, Illinois, and because the farmers in the area largely used the Moline plow.
The first post office in Moline was established in September, 1879.
Moline is located at 37°21′50″N 96°18′8″W / 37.36389°N 96.30222°W (37.363769, -96.302086). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 371 people, 177 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,060.0 inhabitants per square mile (409.3/km2). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 654.3 per square mile (252.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.9% White, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.
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