Udall, Kansas
| Udall, Kansas | |
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Aerial photograph of Udall (2015)
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 Location within Cowley County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Cowley County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°23′13″N 97°7′4″W / 37.38694°N 97.11778°WCoordinates: 37°23′13″N 97°7′4″W / 37.38694°N 97.11778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cowley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 746 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 732 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67146 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-71950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0470218 |
| Website | CityOfUdall.com |
Udall is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 746.
The first post office at Udall was established in September, 1879. J.M. Napier and P.W. Smith purchased ten acre tract from I.N Nelson in 1879. Udall was laid out in 1881 by Napier and Smith. It was named after English author Cornelius Udall. D.C. Green built the first house in Udall and opened a store.
On May 25, 1955, the deadliest tornado to ever hit the state of Kansas struck Udall at 10:35 p.m. The town was demolished by an 1,300 yd (0.74 mi) wide F5 tornado, no building within the city limits was untouched, including the grain elevator, water tower, old grade school, new high school, city hall, three churches. The water tower had been knocked over and the streets were flooded. Vehicles were thrown hundreds of yards and mangled beyond recognition, including a pickup truck that was wrapped around a tree and stripped of everything but its frame and tires. 77 people died and 270 were injured, 192 buildings (170 homes) were destroyed. Around 50% of families lost one or more members of their families.
Before striking Udall, there were no warnings issued by the Weather Bureau. Unknown to them, the same tornado-producing thunderstorm had just laid waste to the city of Blackwell, Oklahoma, where 20 died and 250 were injured.
Udall is located at 37°23′13″N 97°7′4″W / 37.38694°N 97.11778°W (37.386991, -97.117808). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all of it land.
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