Scammon, Kansas
| Scammon, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Cherokee County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Cherokee County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′42″N 94°49′16″W / 37.27833°N 94.82111°WCoordinates: 37°16′42″N 94°49′16″W / 37.27833°N 94.82111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerry Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 482 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 456 |
| • Density | 750/sq mi (290/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66773 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-63325 |
| GNIS ID | 0469615 |
Scammon is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 482.
Scammon was laid out in 1884. It was named for the four Scammon brothers, who operated the first mine there.David Mackie (1836–1910) was a founder and builder of Scammon, and the first President of the Scammon State Bank. The community was known as Stilson when it was first settled. The town was known as Scammonville for a short time before adopting the current name.
The first post office at Scammonville, established in 1879, was renamed Scammon in 1890.
The local railroad history group Heart of the Heartlands, based in Scammon and nearby unincorporated Carona, has restored the old Carona depot as a museum.
Scammon is located at 37°16′42″N 94°49′16″W / 37.27833°N 94.82111°W (37.278240, -94.820984). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 482 people, 192 households, and 128 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.1 inhabitants per square mile (290.8/km2). There were 219 housing units at an average density of 342.2 per square mile (132.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
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