St. Francis, Kansas | |
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County seat | |
Cheyenne County Courthouse (2010)
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Location within Cheyenne County and Kansas |
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KDOT map of Cheyenne County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 39°46′17″N 101°48′3″W / 39.77139°N 101.80083°WCoordinates: 39°46′17″N 101°48′3″W / 39.77139°N 101.80083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Cheyenne |
Area | |
• Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2) |
• Land | 0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 3,320 ft (1,012 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,329 |
• Estimate (2015) | 1,304 |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 20-62175 |
GNIS feature ID | 0470970 |
Website | City website |
St. Francis is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,329.
St. Francis was founded in 1887. The city may have been named for the wife of its founder.
St. Francis is located at 39°46′17″N 101°48′3″W / 39.77139°N 101.80083°W (39.771389, -101.800717). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,329 people, 650 households, and 357 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,527.6 inhabitants per square mile (589.8/km2). There were 768 housing units at an average density of 882.8 per square mile (340.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.